Minchinhampton in Gloucestershire has been named as the first community to receive 3G mobile coverage in a programme to open up communications in 'not-spot' areas.
It is the first of 30 communities from St Andrews in the Orkney Islands to Chesil Bank in Dorset to join the Vodafone Rural Open Sure Signal Programme.
Minchinhampton, located on a hilltop in the Cotswolds, has been plagued by unreliable mobile signal and slow internet speeds.
Units using Open Sure Signal technology will be installed in key locations around the town to boost reception for Vodafone customers.
The company aims to connect up to 100 rural communities in the next year and has pledged to provide mobile coverage for 98% of the UK population.
Vodafone UK chief executive Jeroen Hoencamp said: 'Mobile connectivity is an essential service for communities and businesses to thrive in today’s digital world and support local economies.
'I am delighted to announce Minchinhampton as the first of the 100 communities we will light up.'