Question follow-through · 81749

Emergency Calls: Rural Areas

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance her Department has issued to internet service providers on fulfilling their licence obligation to ensure access to 999 calls from within the home in communities where mobi

answeredDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology

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Answering body: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Tabled: 13 Oct 2025
Target answer date: 15 Oct 2025
Answer: 22 Oct 2025 · 9 calendar days after tabling

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13 Oct 2025
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what guidance her Department has issued to internet service providers on fulfilling their licence obligation to ensure access to 999 calls from within the home in communities where mobi
15 Oct 2025
Target answer date
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22 Oct 2025
Answer published
According to Ofcom, 88% of UK premises have 4G indoor mobile coverage from all four mobile network operators, with almost 100% having coverage from at least one operator. However, we know that there is a range of local factors, such as building constructi...

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