Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
Commons · Question 28544 · Tabled 9 Sep 2026 · Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport · Official record
Answered 16 Sep 2026
Question
Asked by Imogen Walker
To ask the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, what steps her Department is taking to improve the resilience of mobile networks during power outages in rural communities.
Answer
Answered by Ian Murray, 16 Sep 2026
The Government recognises the importance of networks being as reliable as possible so that people can access the modern digital economy, communications providers have statutory responsibilities to take appropriate and proportionate measures to maintain th...