Connecting the country: Mission critical

REPORT - November 2023

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Contents

Membership of the Committee

Terms of reference

List of abbreviations

List of recommendations

Foreword

Chapter 1 - Introduction

Background
About the inquiry

Chapter 2 - The Australian mobile infrastructure environment

Overview
Radiofrequency spectrum
Committee comment
Single carrier infrastructure in regional Australia
Committee comment

Chapter 3 - Multi-carrier mobile infrastructure

Overview
Network sharing and multi-carrier models
Limits to potential benefits of infrastructure sharing
Feasibility and cost of regional multi-carrier options
Successful multi-carrier models—local and abroad
Committee comment

Chapter 4 - Community and industry views on regional telecommunications

Overview
Regional communities can benefit from infrastructure sharing
Local government and planning processes
Experiences and views in regional and remote areas
Other issues related to regional connectivity
Committee comment

Chapter 5 - Mobile access and functionality in remote Australia

Overview
The ‘digital divide’ affecting Indigenous communities
Solutions for remote communities
Satellite-based services
Committee comment

Chapter 6 - Communications for emergency services and natural disasters

Overview
Telecommunications in disasters and emergencies
Improving reliability in disasters and emergencies
Committee comment

A. List of submissions

B. List of exhibits

C. Public hearings and witnesses

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