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Telstra and Optus secure round four mobile blackspot sites
First activations later this year.
Mar 18 2019 1:42PM
Telstra blackspot towers will host few rival antennas
But 60 percent of Vodafone poles will allow co-location.
May 17 2017 1:12PM
Optus’ first blackspot base station connects all ten residents of William Creek
Outback town gets mobile reception for the first time.
Mar 10 2017 11:56AM
SA calls for 'urgent' audit of mobile blackspot funding
Claims to have been misled.
Dec 5 2016 4:11PM
Vodafone wins mobile blackspot funds for only four towers
Optus and Telstra split $60m.
Dec 1 2016 12:24PM
Federal govt reveals mobile blackspot base station sites
Nineteen already built.
Feb 18 2016 11:00AM
Govt reveals 6000 mobile black spots
Victoria wants almost half of program funding.
Oct 7 2014 10:34AM
Vic Premier says 'greedy' telcos should improve city train coverage
Asks feds for $25m funding.
Apr 8 2014 2:51PM
Vic tech minister shoots down hopes of IT spending spree
Don’t expect any pre-election sweeteners, Rich-Phillips warns.
Feb 25 2014 6:36AM
Victoria to lobby Feds for mobile blackspot funding
Bushfire-prone areas should be a priority, MPs say.
Feb 7 2014 12:12PM
Darwin prepares for cheaper broadband
Internode, iiNet line up to connect to last Regional Backbone link.
Dec 20 2011 6:26AM
Photos: Rolling out fibre in Australia's backbone blackspots
Regional Backbone Blackspot Program kicks off.
Feb 18 2010 10:09AM
Nextgen to use Alcatel kit in $250m blackspot project
Works through Christmas on planning.
Jan 14 2010 1:40PM
iiNet, Internode, MacTel circling new backhaul links
Predicted capacity will be quickly soaked up.
Dec 4 2009 2:18PM
Conroy reveals six regional backhaul winners
Has your town scored a competitive link?
Jul 1 2009 1:44PM
Basslink makes contact, preps June launch
Basslink Telecoms won't let the Government’s $250m backhaul blackspot scheme divert its focus from the go-live of its much anticipated Bass Strait cable in June.
Apr 27 2009 1:55PM
ISPs line up for slice of $250m backhaul fund
Optus and iiNet have become the first ISPs to indicate their intention to bid for some of the $250 million fast-tracked by the Federal Government to build competitive backhaul links into regional broadband ‘blackspots’.
Apr 24 2009 12:27PM
