Question follow-through · 903455
Mobile Phones: Rural Areas
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
About this written question
A written question asks a government minister for information in writing. Parliament publishes the question and any answer.
- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Mar 2025
- Target answer date
- 26 Mar 2025
- Answer
- 26 Mar 2025 · 6 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Mar 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps he is taking to help improve mobile phone coverage in rural areas.
26 Mar 2025
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
26 Mar 2025
Answer published
Through the Shared Rural Network, we are continuing to deliver 4G connectivity where there is limited or no coverage.Beyond this, our ambition is for all populated areas, including rural communities, to have higher quality standalone 5G by 2030.We are wor...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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