The Chancellor's new cash for mobile coverage will improve the lives of millions of people, Panel says
03 October 2011
Welcoming the announcement today by Chancellor George Osborne to put £150m into improving mobile coverage, Communications Consumer Panel Chair Bob Warner said: “This injection of cash will significantly improve the lives of millions of people and help the growth of thousands of small businesses.
“Inadequate mobile coverage is a major concern for the Panel, and we have campaigned for intervention to improve coverage for rural communities and small businesses. A pure market-oriented approach to delivering coverage for 2G voice services has now reached its economic limit,” he said.