Earlier today, Therese spoke in a debate on the planned withdrawal of the copper wire telecommunications network.
Therese said: "Whenever there is a power outage residents share with me their deep concern and anxiousness that they won’t be able to contact anyone in an emergency and the transition away from copper without adequate mobile signal is a real worry.
"I have also challenged Ofcom's mobile coverage maps, which often relies upon predictions from providers rather than the reality on the ground. Meaning there is an assumption of adequate signal, which is often not the case. We can’t end up in a situation where the existing network is taken away based on these inaccurate assumptions."
