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Mobile Phones: Aerials

Commons · Question 108166 · Tabled 26 Jan 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record

Answered 5 Feb 2026

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Asked by Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what advice her Department has received from (a) mobile network operators, (b) Ofcom and (c) independent telecommunications resilience experts on the most cost-effective means of improv

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...