Rural areas set to benefit from £1bn deal to tackle poor mobile coverage

Rural areas are set to benefit from a £1 billion deal to help tackle poor mobile phone coverage within the next five years, which will see major phone operators share the costs of new masts.

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Rural areas set to benefit from £1bn deal to tackle poor mobile coverage

Mr Bridgeman stressed for the SRN to work, operators needed to meet their legal obligations within the agreement, as well as ensuring ‘transparency' and communication with rural communities. The deal...

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