Terrorists putting pressure on 3G.......must be going to be a success or is there a hidden use to foil terrorists actions?
Terrorist bombs Three UK out of Northern Ireland June 2, 2003
Three UK has closed its only Northern Ireland office in Belfast that housed about 20 staff members due to terrorist sabotages in the area on its 3G masts.
The UVF paramilitary group forced 3 UK out of Northern Ireland In the first recorded incident last December, a paramilitary group destroyed a mast under construction by Three UK. Since then, other Three UK transmitter sites have been damaged and forced the company to review its development in Northern Ireland due to heavy losses
The company, which has already erected 193 masts in Belfast and Londonderry, has withdrawn its entire network planning applications in the major towns of Ballymena, Newry and Mourne. Planning applications in other towns have been put on hold until the situation claims down.
Three UK will be hoping to provide 3G network coverage in Northern Ireland in early 2004.
