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blackspots
Govt calls snap review of mobile blackspots program after fifth round tanks
Left holding $46m of an $80m purse.
Apr 21 2020 9:28AM
Telstra warns future mobile blackspots too costly to fix
Not enough payoff to participate.
Feb 25 2020 2:13PM
Vocus wants govt to open up mobile blackspots scheme
Encourage competition on federally co-funded infrastructure.
Jan 28 2020 1:14PM
NT govt and Telstra to spend $28m on bush blackspots
Over the next four years.
Apr 30 2018 10:51AM
Vic govt to leave federal mobile blackspots scheme
Funds its own similar project instead.
Jan 10 2018 11:38AM
Telcos double NBN tower use for mobile blackspots
Could host one in ten co-funded base stations.
Dec 19 2017 9:34AM
Govt opens 'priority' mobile blackspots round
Results due in several months.
Nov 22 2017 11:25AM
NBN, mobile blackspots could face legal challenge
Labor advice questions validity of decisions.
Oct 30 2017 10:23AM
Fifield urged to extend mobile blackspots program
Farmer's death might have been avoided.
Feb 11 2016 3:00PM
Govt-funded mobile towers not due until 2015
Path to address blackspots.
Jan 22 2014 10:59AM
Coalition expects mobile telcos to match blackspot funds
Pot of funds offered to carriers, at a price.
Aug 13 2013 12:29PM
Audit tick for fibre backhaul blackspot scheme
Handled contract variations well.
Aug 31 2012 12:19PM
Conroy gets 'hands-on' at Geraldton fibre link launch
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy channels his inner network administrator at the opening of the Perth-Geraldton backhaul link - part of the Government's $250m backhaul blackspots scheme. All photos courtesy of Nextgen Networks.
Mar 15 2011 3:00PM
iiNet, Nextep deploy DSLAMs in Geraldton
New backhaul fibre link opens for business.
Mar 11 2011 3:34PM
Regional backhaul: We're halfway there
Whoah, living on a prayer.
Nov 11 2010 6:10PM
Photos: Nextgen shows off 100 Gbps test network
Deploys 10 Gbps interface cards for backhaul blackspots.
Sep 8 2010 2:28PM
Audit Office to tackle Defence IT, Computers in Schools
Filter, blackspots program also in the spotlight.
Jul 20 2010 11:24AM
Optus lodges $250m backhaul blackspots bids
Wants to build all the links.
Aug 6 2009 2:45PM
Telstra offers ‘spare’ backhaul to stave off duplication
Telstra has proposed a radical way to introduce price competition on monopoly backhaul transmission routes by having the Government buy ’spare’ capacity from them and resell it, effectively subsidising the incumbent’s access fees.
May 27 2009 12:31AM
