The measures will ensure those struggling financially can continue to make calls, send texts and have access to the internet

‘VOXI For Now’ first launched in November 2020 to help those who had become unemployed as a result of the coronavirus pandemic

Lord Grade is a Conservative peer and ex-chairman of the BBC and ITV

The government has agreed with UK mobile network operators Vodafone, EE, Virgin Media O2 and Three that 2033 will be the date by which all public 2G and 3G networks in the UK will be switched off.

This completed rollout delivers a huge boost to the government’s 2025 broadband target.

The investment aims to level up Britain’s hardest-to-reach areas

The latest areas to receive the gigabit boost include Brighton, Derby and Sheffield