Three leading mobile phone operators are to build and share hundreds of masts as the industry seeks to boost rural coverage.
O2, Three, and Vodafone said that the £1bn programme to build 222 masts would begin this year and be completed by 2024 as part of an agreement with the government and Ofcom.
The number and location of masts depends on power supply, finding suitable sites and securing planning permission, the companies said yesterday.
