NETWORK operator EE is extending its 4G covering in 15 places in North Yorkshire this year, including the Yorkshire Dales National Park and North Craven, to boost rural connectivity. A total of 579 locations across the UK will be upgraded this year as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) programme to address areas with high summer demand. SRN is a programme between the UK’s four mobile network operators and the UK Government to extend 4G coverage to 95 per cent of the UK’s geography by the middle of this decade. The upgrades announced today fall under the first phase of the Shared Rural Network, where EE will invest to significantly reduce ‘partial not-spots’ by 2024.
- Pickering, Ryedale, North Yorkshire – (three sites)
- Goathland, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
- Sawdon, Brompton, Scarborough, North Yorkshire
Matt Warman, minister for digital infrastructure, said: I m delighted to see the great strides EE is making to boost 4G services in countryside communities as part of the Shared Rural Network agreement, which was brokered and is part funded by the government. We re investing half a billion pounds in this landmark deal to extend mobile coverage to 95 per cent of the UK and it will help us build back better from the pandemic.
Philip Jansen, chief executive of BT Group, said: “Reliable connectivity is important wherever you live, work or travel, and we’re committed to improving and adding coverage to even the most remote areas.
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