TOTAL COVER PROMISES MINISTER

The Industry Ministry pledged last week to make sure that people will be able to use their mobile phones in every part of the Malaga province. At present it is impossible to use them in more than 50 rural areas. Take the village of Sedella high up in the mountains east of Malaga city. One resident said: "Many of us keep our mobiles in drawers at home because we can't be bothered to walk to the highest spots in order to make a call." In some parts, users have no choice but to use the single mobile phone company that has coverage in their area. One user said: "It's very frustrating because we can't take advantage of better offers from the other companies." Coverage is poor even in towns and the city of Malaga, where residents in the Olías district have to go somewhere else to make a call. This also affects parts of Ronda, Alora, Cartama, Mijas, Velez-Malaga and Alcaucin to name only a few of the 25 towns where coverage is spotty.