technology Canberra, Australia
Australia passes law requiring baseline outdoor mobile coverage
98%
Australians who use mobiles to make calls
Australia’s Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation is now law, requiring mobile operators to provide baseline outdoor voice and text coverage nationwide. The standards, funding, Triple Zero obligations and final implementation timetable remain to be determined.
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Australia’s Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation bill is now law.
“you would be forgiven for missing a new law that could affect the lives of millions of Australians”
The law requires Telstra, Optus and TPG to provide baseline outdoor voice and text coverage throughout Australia.
“It requires mobile network operators, who are Telstra, Optus and TPG, to provide baseline outdoor voice and text coverage throughout Australia”
Anika Wells has the power to set standards for mobile-service reliability and fault rectification.
“it gives me as minister the ability to set standards regarding mobile services, so things like reliability or fault rectification”