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Telecommunications in Regional and Remote Australia
IPA BACKGROUNDER
In October of this year, the Telecommunications Service Inquiry report into service levels in the bush was released. The headlines flowing from this report were primarily to do with the implications for the full privatization of Telstra. The report, however, contains valuable insights into the angst that exists in rural Australia about the quality of traditional telecommunications services and access to newer services such as the Internet and mobile telephony.