Question reference: S6W-05950
- Asked by: Alexander Burnett, MSP for Aberdeenshire West, Scottish Conservative and Unionist Party
- Date lodged: 27 January 2022
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Current status: Answered by Kate Forbes on 9 February 2022
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what plans it has to support mobile operators to ensure that they have backup generators for rural mobile phone masts.
Answer
The Scottish Government recognises the vital importance of 4G for remote rural and island communities. Mobile telephony is however, as with wider Telecommunications policy, a Reserved subject area and the responsibility of the UK Government. The installation of alternative power supplies at mobile sites is a decision made by each operator.
The Scottish Government work closely with the UK government and operators to ensure that increasing resilience of the telecoms network in Scotland is a priority.