A wireless telecommunications network comprising: at least one macro base station operable to provide a first region of radio coverage using a first frequency band and a second region of radio coverage using a second frequency band, said first region of radio coverage comprising a plurality of angularly spaced first radio beams, said second region of radio coverage comprising at least a second radio beam, said second radio beam being arranged to radiate from said macro base station between adjacent angularly spaced first radio beams; and at least one small cell base station comprising: transmission logic operable to provide a third region of radio coverage using a small cell frequency band, said small cell frequency band comprising one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band; reception logic operable to measure a signal quality of transmissions received from macro base stations using said first frequency band and said second frequency band and to identify as an excluded frequency band that one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band which has a highest signal quality; and transmission frequency band selection logic operable to select as said small cell frequency band that frequency band other than said excluded frequency band. at least one macro base station operable to provide a first region of radio coverage using a first frequency band and a second region of radio coverage using a second frequency band, said first region of radio coverage comprising a plurality of angularly spaced first radio beams, said second region of radio coverage comprising at least a second radio beam, said second radio beam being arranged to radiate from said macro base station between adjacent angularly spaced first radio beams; and at least one small cell base station comprising: transmission logic operable to provide a third region of radio coverage using a small cell frequency band, said small cell frequency band comprising one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band; reception logic operable to measure a signal quality of transmissions received from macro base stations using said first frequency band and said second frequency band and to identify as an excluded frequency band that one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band which has a highest signal quality; and transmission frequency band selection logic operable to select as said small cell frequency band that frequency band other than said excluded frequency band. transmission logic operable to provide a third region of radio coverage using a small cell frequency band, said small cell frequency band comprising one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band; reception logic operable to measure a signal quality of transmissions received from macro base stations using said first frequency band and said second frequency band and to identify as an excluded frequency band that one of said first frequency band and said second frequency band which has a highest signal quality; and transmission frequency band selection logic operable to select as said small cell frequency band that frequency band other than said excluded frequency band.