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Companies and local authorities must improve mobile signals on trains, Ofcom says
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- Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images.
- Ofcom said Vodafone met its standards for "good performance" only 17% of the time.
- Mobile UK, which represents the major phone providers, said there were "unique structural and capacity challenges" to keeping good train signal.
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Imran Rahman-Jones Technology reporter Getty Images. The phone signal on trains in Britain is not strong enough to scroll on social media or stream videos most of the time, the media regulator has said.
Ofcom said Vodafone met its standards for "good performance" only 17% of the time. EE was the best-performing network, but still only met those standards 42% of the time.
Mobile UK, which represents the major phone providers, said there were "unique structural and capacity challenges" to keeping good train signal.
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