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Victorian Government submits recommendations to regional telecommunications review
Media Release, From the Minister for Technology, Friday, 20 January 2012. "The Victorian Coalition Government's submission to the Commonwealth Government's regional telecommunications review calls for a national strategy to fix the significant gaps in access to broadband and mobile telecommunications in Victoria's regional and rural areas.
The Regional Telecommunications Review, being undertaken by the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee, will ultimately advise the Commonwealth Government on the state of regional and rural telecommunications in Australia.
Mr Rich-Phillips said the Commonwealth Government has primary responsibility for ensuring that all Victorians have access to adequate telecommunications services..."
Further information on Victorian Government submits recommendations to regional telecommunications review
Last updated: 2 February 2012Related Links
- Victorian Government Submission to the 2011-12 Regional Telecommunications Review - in pdf format (998kb)
- (This document requires the use of Adobe Acrobat Reader). 2011-12 Regional Telecommunications Review, December 2011. "... The Victorian Government emphasises that it is disappointing that the most recent National Broadband Network (NBN) infrastructure rollout announced by NBN Co has not prioritised Victorian regions with the greatest unmet demand for broadband. The Victorian Government is concerned that disparities between regional and metropolitan Victoria may persist during this next phase of broadband development, and could potentially magnify the disadvantages of regional communities as their metropolitan counterparts enjoy accelerated benefits of broadband as the NBN is rolled out..."
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