Ensuring everyone across Farnham and Bordon can access fast, reliable broadband and mobile signal is vital - not just for work and education, but for staying in touch with loved ones and accessing services.
In May 2025, Gregory launched a rural broadband and mobile coverage survey to better understand the challenges our community faces. With residents responding from across the constituency, the results paint a clear picture: progress has been made in some areas, but many households are still being left behind.
Residents were asked to rate both their broadband and mobile signal.
Broadband coverage is stronger than mobile signal overall, with over 50% of respondents reporting good or excellent service.
However, 17% still report poor broadband, and this is often concentrated in small rural pockets.
Mobile signal, on the other hand, is a serious concern: more than half of respondents described it as poor, with only 6% saying it was excellent.
The combined table below shows the clear disparities in coverage. This data gives Gregory a firm footing to challenge providers and push for better infrastructure, and he has already presented it to the Minister for Data Protection and Telecoms, who has since shared it with his officials at Building Digital UK (BDUK) (photographed below).
| Rating | Broadband Coverage | Mobile Signal Coverage |
| Excellent | 17.2% | 6.2% |
| Good | 33.9% | 17.5% |
| Fair | 31.7% | 23.7% |
| Poor | 17.0% | 56.6% |
Gregory has had meetings with Openreach, CityFibre and AllPoints Fibre - all of whom are involved in connecting premises in his constituency - and remains in weekly contact with them both about the results of his survey and specific enquiries from constituents.
Openreach, which is largely responsible for broadband rollout in Surrey, has now confirmed to Gregory that - following his intervention - several sites in the area are set to be connected, either commercially or through Project Gigabit. This includes villages such as Tilford, Dippenhall, Conford, Passfield, and areas on the outskirts of Farnham and Haslemere.
In Hampshire, CityFibre is currently finalising its plans for Project Gigabit rollout, with confirmation expected later this year. Throughout this process, Gregory continues to highlight communities across the constituency that need improved connectivity, to ensure none of Hampshire’s villages are left behind.
On mobile coverage, Gregory has held a series of meetings with Vodafone, O2, and EE in response to the concerning results from his recent survey. With O2 using the Vodafone network locally, he has welcomed the long-anticipated merger between Vodafone and Three, which is expected to expand coverage and create new opportunities. In places such as Frensham, there is a clear demand for stronger signal and support for new mobile masts. So as this survey continues to help identify exactly where more masts are most needed, Gregory will continue working with mobile providers and landowners to drive improvements.
You can find a summary table below outlining the main issues affecting more rural parts of the constituency, along with a set of illustrative maps showing signal quality and the areas facing the greatest challenges.
| Area | Broadband Experience | Mobile Signal Experience |
| Headley & Headley Down | Some properties enjoy excellent fibre or satellite (e.g. Starlink, EE). Others report slow or unreliable service. | Very poor indoors for many - Vodafone and O2 especially weak. |
| Frensham | Mixed results - a handful of properties report full-fibre; others rely on ageing copper lines. | Signal often drops inside homes; some residents rely on Wi-Fi calling. |
| Greatham | Patchy broadband - some have solid BT fibre, others report outdated infrastructure. | Many reports of no or minimal signal; especially bad on Vodafone and O2. |
| Dockenfield | A few homes connected to high-speed providers; others rely on slower legacy broadband. | Signal weak to non-existent in several pockets. |
| Lindford | New providers (e.g. Swish) delivering strong speeds in parts. Not yet universally available. | Signal stronger than in surrounding villages, but not consistent. |
| Tilford | Fibre not yet universal - some households using 4G routers or satellite as a workaround. | Repeated reports of poor signal, especially from EE and Vodafone users. |
| Conford | Multiple homes report very poor broadband; Starlink used as a last resort. | Extremely limited mobile signal - many report zero coverage indoors. |
| Passfield | Broadband quality varies street by street; EE and BT both mentioned positively and negatively. | Mobile blackspots common; EE strongest among weak options. |
| Churt | Some very fast connections (including Gigaclear and Starlink) in isolated spots. | Mobile coverage highly inconsistent; better signal only on higher ground. |
| Liphook (edges) | Homes on the fringe often excluded from fibre rollout; some use 4G hubs. | Reports of both broadband and mobile "dead zones"; particularly challenging for remote workers. |
