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<p>Improving mobile coverage in rural areas is a priority for the Government, and
we want the UK to have high-quality mobile coverage where people live, work and travel.
We are committed to extending geographic mobile coverage to 95% of the UK, as well
as providing an uninterrupted mobile signal on all major roads, and we are considering
all of the options available to facilitate this.</p><p> </p><p>The Government is working
closely with the Mobile Network Operators (MNOs) to consider their proposal for a
Shared Rural Network. Their proposal is still being developed and my department looks
forward to hearing more about the industry’s potential solution to the issue of rural
mobile coverage.</p><p> </p><p>My department also welcomes the current proposals set
out in Ofcom’s consultation on awarding the 700 MHz and 3.6-3.8 GHz spectrum bands
to improve coverage, which aims to deliver two MNOs to 90% geographic mobile coverage.</p>
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