On Tuesday, telecommunications bigwig Vodafone said that it plans to bring about an improvement in mobile coverage in remote areas of the UK, by fixing 100 mobile `not-spots.'

Vodafone is already testing the initial Rural Open Sure Signal scheme, which was launched with the objective to introduce 3G to some of the mobile `not-spots' in the UK. The `not-spots' largely include UK's rural areas which lack proper mobile Internet coverage.

Under the scheme, Vodafone had earlier selected 12 rural communities from more than 170 `not-spots' mobile areas across the country. The company is now encouraging other rural communities to work with their local MP and apply for the installation of Open Sure Signal technology.

With Vodafone's recently announced plans aimed at fixing 100 mobile 'not-spots,' the company has asked desperate rural communities to fill in an online Open Sure Signal form, as a move to stake their claim for improved mobile phone coverage. The deadline for submitting the forms is October 31.

Noting that "in rural and remote locations across the UK, networks can struggle to deliver coverage via traditional means," Vodafone said that its technology Open Sure Signal enables it to reach 3G coverage to areas where traditional mobile phone coverage had failed.