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Mobile Broadband: Per Capita Costs

Commons · Question 108165 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

Question

Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what estimate her Department has made of the cost per customer per year of different mobile network resilience options.

Answer

Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 5 Feb 2026

Residents in rural areas, as well as other areas of the country, rightly expect to have reliable mobile connectivity to participate in the modern digital economy. The Government recognises that events like storms and power outages can have a particular im...