In reply to tony: ::And there is more to come!
As technology supposedly advances we use higher and higher radio frequencies for professional communication systems so that we can get the bandwidth to carry more and more completely useless information and employ more data protection f**kwits to keep an eye on it all. As this trend progresses, communications in mountainous areas becomes more and more difficult for the professional user as the higher the frequency the more difficult it is to make is bounce round corners (mountains). This means more masts are needed.
Wait, be patient, it gets far worse yet. In amongst this, you adopt a nationally and internationally agreed standard for coverage and the result could be the inability of emergency services and local authorities to communicate at locations that are not within short distances of a public road. Oops: accidents, crimes and fires occur in all sorts of places. Emergency services may require an old style system AS WELL AS the new fantastic "don't ask me to work when the going gets tough" hi-tech one. Presumably the intention is to cripple the tax-payer to the maximum possible extent as well as shower the most beautiful places in the nation with UHF and microwave masts.
Fortunately, Scottish MRT radio frequencies are staying on VHF. Phew! However, I understand that this was a close run thing at some stages.
(By the way Norrie, you still couldnt have called your wife even if Norcon did lease to the phone f**kwits. No signal under the mast.)