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GREG BACKS BID FOR 4G IN BATTLE

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Tuesday, 15 October, 2013

GREG BACKS BID FOR 4G IN BATTLE

 

14.10.13 for immediate release: Battle MP, Greg Barker, has joined forces with Battle businesses to urge mobile network providers to put Battle at the top of the list in the rollout 4G services.

 

Greg met Dale Cromwell, Vice President of the Battle Chamber of Commerce, Oliver Campion, who runs a local IT business and runs the Battle town website and Kevin Boorman of 1066 Country Marketing at the PowderMills Hotel in Battle last Friday to discuss how poor mobile coverage is limiting businesses growth and tourism in the area.

 

The Battle area remains wallowing in a patchy 2G mobile coverage which limits mobile device use to phone calls and texting (modern mobile data communications is almost impossible with this old technology). In the fast moving world of mobile communications and digital media people expect to be able to access the internet via their mobile devices and businesses need to communicate to their customers in this way to remain competitive.  The new 4G services will make it much quicker to surf the web on mobiles, tablets and laptops.

 

Speaking in Battle, Greg said “I’m backing Battle’s bid to be first in the queue for the roll out of 4G in our area. Battle businesses and the local tourist industry need good mobile communications to remain competitive and attract visitors.  Battle is at the heart of 1066 Country and the tourist industry is worth £550 million to our local economy, it is therefore essential that mobile phone providers recognise that 4G is essential here and I shall be campaigning hard to make it happen.”

 

ENDS

 

In photo from left to right Oliver Campion, Dale Cromwell, Greg Barker MP and Kevin Boorman.

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