Shared Rural Network: Finance
Commons · Question 1994 · Tabled 26 Jul 2024 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 2 Sep 2024
Question
Asked by Helen Morgan
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether the overspend of the Shared Rural Network project will be paid from the public purse.
Answer
Answered by Chris Bryant, 2 Sep 2024
To deliver the Shared Rural Network, the UK’s four mobile network operators are investing £532m to eliminate the majority of ‘partial not-spots’ - areas which receive coverage from at least one, but not all, operators. The programme has already delivered ...