{"id":369713,"date":"2026-03-03T13:16:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-03T03:16:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/?p=369713"},"modified":"2026-03-03T18:02:38","modified_gmt":"2026-03-03T08:02:38","slug":"telstra-towers-to-be-upgraded","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/southburnett.com.au\/news2\/2026\/03\/03\/telstra-towers-to-be-upgraded\/","title":{"rendered":"Telstra Towers To Be Upgraded"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>March 3, 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Telstra will be upgrading two local mobile phone towers over the next fortnight, which will temporarily affect coverage in parts of the local region.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile base station that services Mount Mowbullan, Wengenville, Moola, Rangeville, Upper Cooyar Creek and Alice Creek is being upgraded to provide a better 4G\/5G user experience.<\/p>\n<p>The mobile base station at Quinalow on Quinalow-Moola Road \/ Quinalow-Peranga Road is also being upgraded.<\/p>\n<p>Mobile services in these areas will be temporarily affected while the upgrades are under way.<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Mount Mowbullan site will be switched off during the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 10 &#8211; Full site outage from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>March 11 &#8211; Intermittent outages from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>March 12 &#8211; Full site outage from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>March 13-14 &#8211; Intermittent outages from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>The Quinalow site will be switched off\u00a0<\/strong><strong>during the following times:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>March 9 &#8211; Full site outage from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<li>March 10-11 &#8211; Intermittent site outages from 7:00am to 5:00pm<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The upgrades will improve the mobile sites&#8217; capacity, meaning faster downloads, smoother streaming, and less congestion.<\/p>\n<p>Telstra mobile customers will receive texts advising of the upcoming work.<\/p>\n<p><strong>These works will not impact landline services, NBN, satellite internet services or mobile coverage from other providers.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Any calls to Triple Zero from a Telstra mobile when the site is off air will automatically connect to another mobile network, if available, for connection to emergency services.<\/p>\n<p>Telstra customers can continue to make calls and send texts during disruption to mobile services by switching on wi-fi calling. 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