October 8, 2014
The Federal Government’s Mobile Black Spot Program has released an interactive map that plots about 6000 locations around Australia where poor mobile phone coverage has been reported – including a number in the South Burnett area.
The program accepted nominations for mobile black spot locations between December 2013 and August 1.
The interactive map, (below), shows which areas were reported.
The Federal Government has promised to invest $100 million in telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile coverage in outer metropolitan, regional and remote Australia via the Mobile Black Spot Program.
There is now an opportunity for stakeholders to check the locations that have been included in the database and to advise of any concerns before the database is closed on October 15.
Residents can contact the Department of Communications by email or by calling 1800-113-486.
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Please note:
- The database reflects the locations that have been reported to the Department of Communications by a State, local council, community representative or individual as having no mobile coverage.
- These locations have not been independently tested to verify there is no mobile coverage.
- A location pin on the database reflects the broad geographic area which has been reported to have no coverage, not just the specific address that the location pin refers to.
