Government signs deal to remove mobile signal blackspots along busy rail routes

By Tom Lowe2025-06-26T11:15:00

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Agreement with Network Rail and telecoms firms signals move towards public private funding models for infrastructure upgrades

The Department for Transport has signed a public-private partnership with Network Rail and telecoms firms to remove mobile blackspots on busy rail routes.

Signed today, the deal will see telecoms company Neos Networks install 1,000km of ultra-fast fibre optic cable along the East Coast Main Line, parts of the West Coast Main Line and the Great Western Main Line.

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