Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 81749

Emergency Calls: Rural Areas

Tabled: 13 October 2025
Answered: 22 October 2025

Question

Dr Roz Savage

Liberal DemocratSouth Cotswolds

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

Answer

Kanishka Narayan
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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