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Mobile Phones: Radio Frequencies

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Question for Department for Culture, Media and Sport

UIN 62092, tabled on 27 January 2017

Question

Mary Glindon
Labour
North Tyneside
Commons

To ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport, what proportion of UK landmass has mobile voice and SMS coverage.

Answer

Matt Hancock
Conservative
West Suffolk
Commons

Answered on

1 February 2017

According to Ofcom's 2016 Connected Nations Report, there is voice and SMS coverage from at least one Mobile Network Operator to 90% of the UK landmass.

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Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
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