BROMSGROVE'S MP announced a landmark deal with four mobile networks to improve poor signal issues on Thursday, (December 18).

MP Sajid Javid, the Culture Secretary, revealed a binding agreement had been reached with mobile networks EE, O2, Three and Vodafone to tackle poor signal issues in so-called ‘partial not-spots’.

The Government says it is part of its long term economic plan, with consumers and businesses benefitting from a guaranteed £5 billion into the UK's mobile infrastructure.

Under the agreement full coverage from the four mobile operators will increase from 69 per cent to 85 per cent of areas by 2017, ending the frustration for customers who frequently lose signal or cannot get signal long enough to make a call.

The MP said: “I am pleased to have secured a legally binding deal with the four mobile networks. Too many parts of the UK regularly suffer from poor mobile coverage leaving them unable to make calls or send texts.

“Government and businesses have been clear about the importance of mobile connectivity, and improved coverage, so this legally binding agreement will give the UK the world-class mobile phone coverage it needs and deserves. The £5 billion investment from the mobile networks in the UK’s infrastructure will help drive this Government’s long-term economic plan.”