A MOBILE network operator is set to extend its 4G coverage in 40 places across Hampshire.
EE will be upgrading 40 4G sites in Hampshire in 2021 as part of the Shared Rural Network initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK.
Included in the list of locations are areas of Eastleigh, Winchester, the New Forest and Test Valley.
Across the UK a total of 579 locations are set to benefit from the initiative.
Matt Warman, Minister for Digital Infrastructure, said: "I'm delighted to see the great strides EE is making to boost 4G services in countryside communities as part of the Shared Rural Network agreement, which was brokered and is part funded by the government.
"We're investing half a billion pounds in this landmark deal to extend mobile coverage to 95 per cent of the UK and it will help us build back better from the pandemic."
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