A first base station (140, 210) for use in a telecommunications system which further comprises at least a second base station (140, 220) and a user equipment, wherein said first base station (140, 210) comprises: a memory for storing instructions and data; a radio-frequency interface for communicating with said user equipment; and a controller, wherein said controller is configured to: receive a measurement from said user equipment, wherein said measurement relates to a received signal strength at said second base station (140, 220) in said telecommunications system; determine a first path loss between said user equipment and said second base station (140, 220) based on the received signal strength; determine, if said first path loss is lower than a second path loss between said first base station (140, 210) and said user equipment; and, if so, send a reconfiguration message to said user equipment instructing said user equipment to reconfigure a transmitting power of said user equipment with respect to said second base station (140, 220) for use by said user equipment to reconfigure its transmit power with reference to said received signal strength at the second base station (140, 220), wherein said user equipment, after reconfiguration, transmits all uplink data only to said second base station (140, 220) at a transmission power that is lower than a transmission power required to transmit all the uplink data to the first base station (140, 210), and wherein said first base station (140, 210) is configured to send downlink data to said user equipment; and send a reconfiguration message to said second base station (140, 220) instructing said second base station (140, 220) to receive said uplink data from said user equipment, wherein said first base station (140, 210) is further configured to receive said uplink data from said second base station (140, 220), said uplink data originating from said user equipment. a memory for storing instructions and data; a radio-frequency interface for communicating with said user equipment; and a controller, wherein said controller is configured to: receive a measurement from said user equipment, wherein said measurement relates to a received signal strength at said second base station (140, 220) in said telecommunications system; determine a first path loss between said user equipment and said second base station (140, 220) based on the received signal strength; determine, if said first path loss is lower than a second path loss between said first base station (140, 210) and said user equipment; and, if so, send a reconfiguration message to said user equipment instructing said user equipment to reconfigure a transmitting power of said user equipment with respect to said second base station (140, 220) for use by said user equipment to reconfigure its transmit power with reference to said received signal strength at the second base station (140, 220), wherein said user equipment, after reconfiguration, transmits all uplink data only to said second base station (140, 220) at a transmission power that is lower than a transmission power required to transmit all the uplink data to the first base station (140, 210), and wherein said first base station (140, 210) is configured to send downlink data to said user equipment; and send a reconfiguration message to said second base station (140, 220) instructing said second base station (140, 220) to receive said uplink data from said user equipment, wherein said first base station (140, 210) is further configured to receive said uplink data from said second base station (140, 220), said uplink data originating from said user equipment. receive a measurement from said user equipment, wherein said measurement relates to a received signal strength at said second base station (140, 220) in said telecommunications system; determine a first path loss between said user equipment and said second base station (140, 220) based on the received signal strength; determine, if said first path loss is lower than a second path loss between said first base station (140, 210) and said user equipment; and, if so, send a reconfiguration message to said user equipment instructing said user equipment to reconfigure a transmitting power of said user equipment with respect to said second base station (140, 220) for use by said user equipment to reconfigure its transmit power with reference to said received signal strength at the second base station (140, 220), wherein said user equipment, after reconfiguration, transmits all uplink data only to said second base station (140, 220) at a transmission power that is lower than a transmission power required to transmit all the uplink data to the first base station (140, 210), and wherein said first base station (140, 210) is configured to send downlink data to said user equipment; and send a reconfiguration message to said second base station (140, 220) instructing said second base station (140, 220) to receive said uplink data from said user equipment, wherein said first base station (140, 210) is further configured to receive said uplink data from said second base station (140, 220), said uplink data originating from said user equipment.