Budget boost for connectivity in the regions

Budget boost for connectivity in the regions

The 2022-2023 WA State Budget will include an investment of $48.6 million to improve mobile and internet coverage in regional areas of Western Australia.

Minister for Regional Development, Alannah MacTiernan MLC, made the welcome announcement about the new WA Regional Digital Connectivity Program last week.
 
The program will progress solutions to bridge the ‘digital divide’ in the regions, including new mobile base stations and fixed wireless infrastructure, upgrading the capacity and performance of existing telecommunication assets, trialling new technologies, and improving connectivity for disadvantaged communities.

Read the Minister’s statement here.

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