ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation, has published details of the commitments made by the three 3G licence holders. 3G services potentially include video conferencing and wireless internet.
According to a ComReg spokesman, the key new point in what was published was the demographic coverage commitments of the three licence holders.
Vodafone has said it will offer 53% coverage on or before 30 September 2004 and 85% coverage by the end of 2007.
O2 has committed to providing 33% coverage by March 31 2004 and 80% by the end of December 2007
The third provider, Hutchinson 3G, has said it will provide 53% demographic coverage by the end of June 2005 and 85% by the end of 2007.