A £1m contract has been announced to improve mobile phone coverage across North Yorkshire.
Following a tendering process North Yorkshire County Council awarded the £1m contract to build new masts around the region to communications company Arqiva, with new masts expected to be built and operational by March 2020.
The locations of the new masts have not yet been determined, but will target locations which do not currently have 4G coverage, with funding coming from the Government’s Local Growth Fund - a grant secured by the York, North Yorkshire and East Riding Enterprise Partnership.
County Councillor Don Mackenzie said: "Strong mobile coverage is an important element of our support for maintaining and creating successful, thriving communities in all parts of North Yorkshire."
David Dickson, chair of the YNYER LEP Infrastructure and Joint Assets Board, said: "Like our colleagues at the council, the LEP is committed to improving connectivity across our rural powerhouse. We were delighted to support this innovative project that really starts to tackle connecting our most rural locations."
David Crawford from Arqiva said: "We look forward to working with North Yorkshire County Council and the mobile network operators to build these additional sites to improve coverage under this grant agreement.
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