Country Diary

Rose Sutcliffe considers the impact that mobile connectivity could have on our moorlands, vulnerable species and rural way of life

Rose Sutcliffe

In 2020, the Government pledged to ensure 95% of the UK landmass has access to 4G by 2025, with a £500m investment going into the UK’s ‘not spot’ areas as part of the Levelling Up White Paper. The Shared Rural Network was formed, and mobile phone companies have clubbed together to bring mobile phone coverage to areas with no phone signal, sharing the cost of constructing and maintaining a mast. “In this world of fake news, it’s hard to know what to think or believe” I live in one of the UK’s so-called ‘not spots’, which in this day and age is often a blessing; unless one is in the house where Wi-Fi calls work brilliantly, the mobile goes to voicemail and the distraction of WhatsApp, emails or telephone calls have to…

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Shooting Times & Country (Digital) - 1 Issue, 28-Jun-2023

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