Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 1591

Mobile Broadband: Rural Areas

Tabled: 24 July 2024
Answered: 29 July 2024
Named Day

Question

Helen Morgan

Liberal Democrat — North Shropshire

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, whether his Department has made an assessment of the potential merits of mobile signal roaming in rural areas.

Answer

Chris Bryant
Roaming already exists for 999 calls, as the Code of Practice for the Public Emergency Call Service requires that any call from a mobile phone will automatically roam onto another mobile network free-of-charge to make an emergency call if they have no sig...
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