Commenting on the Government’s consultation, launched today, on how to tackle the issue of mobile blackspots in the UK, Ernest Doku**, telecoms expert at [Uswitch.com](/mobiles/), says**: “It’s encouraging that mobile blackspots are firmly on the political agenda. In this day and age, mobile signal – or the lack of it – really shouldn’t be an issue, whether you live in the middle of the city or the middle of nowhere.
“Whilst national roaming could certainly help people suffering in not-spot areas, a far more considered approach is needed than telling the networks they need to learn how to share.
“National roaming only tackles partial not-spots, so it would have no impact at all on people living in UK blackspots, where no coverage is available on any network. However, continued investment in our network infrastructure would help to address this issue.
“Allowing networks to ride on the coat tails of others would remove any incentive for underperforming networks to invest in improving their existing infrastructure.
“Consumers are bound to see a financial knock-on effect if the Government does force national roaming through, which will only penalise the providers with the best coverage. Bills could rise yet again if some mobile networks try to recoup the losses through their customers.”
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