House debates Private Members' Business
Mobile Black Spot Program (Question No. 858)
Stephen Jones Whitlam, Australian Labor Party, Shadow Minister for Regional Services, Territories and Local Government
asked the Minister representing the Minister for Regional Communications, in writing, on 04 December 2017:
Are there any milestones for the commencement of construction and commencement of operations of base stations built under the Mobile Black Spot Program; if so, what are they.
Paul Fletcher Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Urban Infrastructure and Cities
The answer to the member's question is as follows:
There are no milestones for the commencement of construction. The Mobile Black Spot Program funding agreements with the mobile network operators (MNOs) have performance targets for the completion of the rollout:
The rollout sequence is being determined by the MNOs based on various factors, including obtaining local government planning approval, landowner agreement where necessary, and access to existing infrastructure, power and backhaul.