To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, pursuant to the Answer of 24 June 2014, Official Report, column 125W, on mobile phones: Herefordshire, if he will take steps to review the accuracy of the report by Ofcom that there is mobile reception in Fownhope.
Answered on
7 July 2014
The report from Ofcom shows that there are some ‘not spot' areas in Fownhope which have no coverage. However the number of not spots has reduced to a level where the Mobile Infrastructure Project can no longer can no longer go forward with plans for a mast. In areas where there is uncertainty over coverage, DCMS officials have commissioned drive testing to check the level of coverage.
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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport