Tired of being the runt of the litter, mobile provider 3 is to use ‘aggressive expansion’ to grow its network and increase its customer base. 3 is currently the smallest mobile phone provider in the UK as start-up troubles with handsets and networks created a negative image which still shadows its development today. However, 3 now has one of the strongest mobile networks in the UK and has just planted its 10,000^th phone mast. By the end of the year, 3 predicts it will have a 98% network coverage of the UK. We’ll see who’s smallest then.