Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 104630

Mobile Phones: Aerials

Tabled: 12 January 2026

Answered: 21 January 2026

Question

Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what consideration her Department has given of the potential merits of requiring mobile network operators to fund the installation of emergency back-up power for mobile phone masts from

Answer

Kanishka Narayan

Residents in rural areas, as well as other areas of the country, rightly expect to have reliable mobile connectivity to participate in the modern digital economy. The Government recognises that events like storms and power outages can have a particular im...

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