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Railways: Telecommunications

Asked by Mark PritchardConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 14 February 2025UIN 29426

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps she is taking to encourage train operating companies to improve on-train connectivity for (a) voice and (b) data services.

Answered by Simon Lightwood

Department for Transport officials are working closely with the train operating companies and the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to develop proposals to improve passenger mobile connectivity.

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