Vodafone will build and manage the dedicated network at Harwell Science and Innovation Campus.

People in Lancing, West Sussex, have been without phone signal since before Christmas.

The deal, which creates the UK's biggest mobile network, has had to overcome competition concerns.

Residents in Egremont say they have not had any mobile signal since Friday.

Merger of two of the UK's biggest mobile network providers could now face an in-depth investigation.

The consumer group says phone and broadband providers should abandon "grossly unfair" plans to raise prices this spring.

The Competition and Markets Authority will judge whether the deal would harm the UK telecoms market.

Lawsuit alleges Vodafone, EE, Three and O2 overcharged existing customers for their mobiles.