Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 127285 · Tabled 14 Apr 2026 · Department for Science, Innovation and Technology · Official record
Answered 22 Apr 2026
Question
Asked by Charlotte Cane
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether her Department has assessed the suitability of incentives to build mobile network infrastructure to meet the needs of rural areas.
Answer
Answered by Kanishka Narayan, 22 Apr 2026
Jointly funded by the Government and the UK’s mobile network operators, the Shared Rural Network is utilising Government funding to incentivise mobile network operators to deliver commercial outdoor mobile coverage in rural areas, where there was previous...