The director of Telefonica says that the Murcia region needs urgently to double the number of mobile telephone antennas for the area.

Moreover José Manuel of Arco insists that this increment is necessary to guarantee that communications technologies can develop properly and stated that within the region one of the prime aims has become access to new technologies.

Not only did he refer to problems of coverage but also the fact that currently there are a number of areas defined as ‘black spots’.

One reported breakdown of service can affect up to 25,000 users in Murcia, the company claims.

A blogsite linked to the Murcian newspaper La Verdad registered many complaints from angry mobile phone users last week.