Stephen Jones (Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Communications, in writing, on 04 December 2017

(1) How many base stations in (a) the ACT, (b) the Northern Territory, (c) NSW, (d) Queensland, (e) South Australia, (f) Tasmania, (g) Victoria, and (h) Western Australia, have been funded under the Mobile Black Spot Program.(2) Where are the above base stations located.(3) Which of the above base stations are operational, and when are the remaining base stations expected to be operational.

Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities) Share this | Link to this | Hansard source

The answer to the honourable member's question is as follows:

(1) Base stations funded under the Mobile Black Spot Program, operational as of 7 February 2018, by State and Territory, are detailed in the table below:

(2) Information about the locations of each of the MBSP base stations is available on the Optus, Telstra and Vodafone websites:

Optus: www.optus.com.au/shop/mobile/network/mobile-black-spot-program

Telstra: www.telstra.com/blackSpot

Vodafone: www.vodafone.com.au/red-wire/vodafone-mobile-black-spot-investment

Round 1 and 2 information is also published on the National Map. Links are available via https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/mobile-services-and-coverage/mobile-black-spot-program under 'Additional information and resources'.

The location information for each State and Territory base station funded under the Mobile Black Spot Program is also reproduced in the table on the following page.

(3) See (1) for Mobile Black Spot Program funded base stations currently operational. 727 base stations under the Mobile Black Spot Program are scheduled to be operational by 30 June 2018 and the 38 remaining rounds 1 and 2 base stations operational by the end of October 2018. The actual number operational by these dates is expected to vary subject to the resolution of issues such as planning approvals, environmental issues, land access arrangements etc.