4GEE now available in 100 UK towns and cities

EE has announced that 4G is now available in more than 100 towns and cities across the UK, with ten new locations covered this month.

Accrington, in Lancashire, was named the 100th town in the UK to receive the superfast mobile internet.

To celebrate the milestone, Ian Rush – who helped give the town’s football club Accrington Stanley national recognition when he featured in the 1980s Milk Marketing Board ad – visited the town on behalf of EE to mark the switch on.

Rush was in Accrington to present manager of Accrington Stanley, James Beattie, with 4GEE for the club, as EE’s coverage of the town will include Accrington Stanley’s home ground, The Storefirst Stadium.

“Our 4G network is just ten months old and we’re delighted to have reached the 100 milestone so quickly,” said Steven Day, chief of brand and communications, EE.

“With Accrington named as our 100th 4G town we wanted to take this opportunity to have some fun celebrating the fantastic efforts of our network team. We’re all about connecting people and football legend Ian Rush is intrinsically connected to Accrington thanks to the 1980s Milk Board ad which can be still be enjoyed today online and streamed without any annoying buffering on your mobile thanks to 4G.”