Far too many parts of her largely rural constituency still lack reliable mobile phone reception, says Conservative MP Mims Davies who represents East Grintead, Uckfield and the villages.
Mims was pleased to speak in the House of Commons on areas with a complete lack of phone signal across her patch which, she claims, is endangering lives.
Not only is it inconvenient and making it harder to reach friends and loved ones, but it's also damaging our micro and small businesses, as well as turning tourists away to other locations with improved phone signal.
Nearly 90% of residents who generously took the time to complete Mims' online survey, reported a complete lack of service. Findings reported, most affected with not-spots was Horsted Keynes, Fairwarp, Maresfield, and the wider Ashdown Forest, Wivelsfield, and Isfield.
Shockingly, not only is it the villages in Mims' constituency who are without service, it's also even East Grinstead town centre who report a huge lack of service that is almost unusable, as well as Ashurst Wood miles away who also report dead zones affecting businesses ability to successfully function.
Mims Davies MP said:
“I know mobile connectivity, or the complete lack of it, has been a huge issue for residents and businesses in my constituency and I was pleased to raise this in Parliament on behalf of you all.
"A big thank you to everyone who took the time to share your experiences with me through my online survey which I shared the findings of in the Chamber and with Ministers and providers during my meetings showing the severity of the issue.
"This is an economic issue as well as a public safety one n the event of power cuts where people can't rely on WiFi calling.
"This is serious and it is endangering lives."
Mins has asked the Minister to meet with her to discuss this urgent matter.
