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Regional telecommunications systems

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Status: Answered
Asked by: Senator the Hon. Matthew Canavan
Committee: Environment and Communications
Portfolio: Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Agency: Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications, Sport and the Arts
Round: 2026-27 Budget estimates
Question No: SQ26-000904
Asked: 8 June 2026
Answer due: 16 July 2026

Question

1. Does the Government consider it acceptable that farmers increasingly cannot rely upon the national telecommunications network while operating alone in isolated areas? 2. What action is being taken to restore resilience and redundancy within regional telecommunications systems? 3. Will the Government commit to an independent review of post-5G reliability outcomes in regional Australia?

Answer

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