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Mobile phone giants have been accused of leaving small landowners thousands of pounds out of pocket by using a loophole to dramatically reduce their rents for phone masts. Campaigners say telecoms firms have slashed agreed rents by up to 90 per cent. But other landlords accuse the firms of hacking their income by far more. Derek Spence, 63, said he was offered a ‘derisory’ £250 rent by EE – the UK’s largest network – instead of the usual £6,000 for space at Aylesbury Rugby Football ...

A NEW campaign group has been launched to demand a fair deal for the people and companies whose property is used by telecoms companies – some of…

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced a slow withdrawal from lockdown for England Credit: Leon Neal/PA SIR – The Prime Minister has said consistently that decisions about unlocking will rely on data. However, the latest decisions rely on more modelling by the same group of scientists whose previous predictions have been wildly inaccurate. I am not a scientist, but with current figures showing a significant drop in infections, deaths and hospital admissions, and with more vaccinations to...

The European Commission will lay out a series of new objectives in the field of 5G communications as part of its ‘Digital Decade’ plans, following a series of delays to the EU’s next-generation telecoms rollout, officials have said. The Digital Decade targets for 2030 are set to be unveiled by the Commission on March 9, with the aim of reducing the EU’s dependence on foreign countries for the provision of key technologies. Given the EU’s delays in rolling out 5G networks, next-generat...

THREE mobile operators have joined forces to boost rural broadband coverage in the UK.

Topics The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has launched a consultation on whether to make changes to the law around land and digital infrastructure. It covers the legal framework for building and maintaining the structure on private and public land, influencing the placing of phone masts and broadband cabinets, and is aimed at providing more homes with improved internet and mobile coverage. The consultation is exploring whether changes to the UK’s Electronic Communica...

Mobile firms to tackle rural not spots by sharing more than 200 masts The companies are planning to provide 4G coverage to 95pc of the UK by 2026 27 January 2021 • 10:29am Nearly 300,000 rural homes and businesses plagued by "not spots" are in line for a better mobile phone signal as telecoms giants begin building more than 200 new masts.  Vodafone, O2 and Three are rolling out the first stage of the Shared Rural Network (SRN), an attempt to banish the patchy signal and black spots that pl...

Date Time UK Government reviews law on access to land for digital infrastructure A government consultation has been launched on whether to make changes to the law around digital infrastructure, such as phone masts and broadband cabinets, with a view to providing more homes with improved internet and mobile coverage. Announced by Digital Minister Matt Warman, the consultation will review the legal framework for building and maintaining these structures on private and public land. While progress ...

What do we want? Better coverage! How do we want it? Without actual infrastructure Matthew Hughes Wed 27 Jan 2021 // 16:25 UTC Share Copy The UK government is looking to reform the laws governing how communications equipment is deployed and managed, in an effort to speed up the rollout of gigabit-capable connections. A new consultation, opened today by Minister for Digital Infrastructure Matt Warman, will look at three problem areas: issues related to obtaining and exerc...

The Government has launched a consultation on whether to make changes to land access laws around the building of phone masts and broadband cabinets, to help speed up the rollout of better mobile and internet coverage. Digital minister Matt Warman said the review would look at the legal framework around the building and maintaining of digital infrastructure on private and public land. It follows reports from stakeholders that negotiations on such issues do not always run smoothly and can take a ...