Question follow-through · 128390
Mobile Broadband
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to establish a clear and consistent definition of good quality mobile connectivity, beyond coverage alone.
About this written question
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- Answering body
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Tabled
- 20 Apr 2026
- Target answer date
- 23 Apr 2026
- Answer
- 23 Apr 2026 · 3 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
20 Apr 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what steps her Department is taking to establish a clear and consistent definition of good quality mobile connectivity, beyond coverage alone.
23 Apr 2026
Target answer date
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23 Apr 2026
Answer published
The draft Statement of Strategic Priorities for Telecommunications, the Management of Radio Spectrum, and Postal Services sets out a priority for Ofcom to keep under review its definitions of what constitutes “good” 4G and 5G and the signal strength thres...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
Later records
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