Britain is Buffering.

We all deserve phone signal that works. But for millions of us, it doesn't. For too long, broken planning and infrastructure rules have stopped us building the networks we need. It's time to fix them.

£785m Direct annual cost of poor mobile signal to the UK economy
59th Britain's world ranking for mobile download speeds
2% Of UK connections on standalone 5G

The Cost of Britain’s Buffering

Our latest working note estimates the consumer welfare losses caused by peak-hour mobile network congestion: £150–260m a year in London and £490–785m across the UK under central assumptions.

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It's Time To Stop The Buffering

Research

We're investigating why Britain's mobile infrastructure is falling behind, who's affected, and what's standing in the way. We're benchmarking Britain against comparable countries, auditing the planning rules holding us back, and putting a number on what the gap is costing us.

Campaign

We're building public pressure and bringing together the people and organisations who want better connectivity – from businesses to charities, commuters to communities.

Solutions

We're developing practical, evidence-based policy that politicians can use. We want to make it easier to build masts, give people more reasons to support getting them built, and make better design a reason to say yes.

Poor connectivity is a choice – it's time to make a different one.

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