Imminent boost to mobile coverage in region
A new communications mast is due to become operational in the region next week.
The mast, situated in woodland close to the village of Brightling, will widen the mobile network and increase signal strength across a large area of rural Sussex and Kent.
Planning permission for the mast was controversially granted in February last year after three failed applications by Icarus Comms.
At the time, a spokesperson for the company said, "Much of our countryside is still operating in the digital dark ages. But these areas are equally as important to our business as the densely populated cities."
"It is our mission to fill the gaps in the network, and put an end to the low-quality phone signal in this thriving rural community."
"This project will be a carefully planned operation, with a priority placed on working with the local population to find a solution that does not harm the landscape."
Despite their promise to work with locals, the 25-meter structure - the first in the UK to break the previous 15-meter limit - has been heavily criticised by villagers, for failing to take their views into consideration.
The Sussex Weald Historical Society, who have been highly vocal in their opposition to the use of heritage land for a communications mast, and were instrumental in overturning planning permission on the previous occasions, declined to comment.
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