Written Question·Department for Science, Innovation and Technology·UIN 108158

Mobile Phones: Aerials

Tabled: 26 January 2026

Answered: 5 February 2026

Question

Andrew George

To ask the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, what assumptions her Department used to estimate the cost of installing back-up power at mobile phone masts, including assumptions on (a) the number of sites covered, (b) the type of ba

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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