Senate debates

Wednesday, 7 February 2018

Motions

Telecommunications

3:40 pm

Photo of James McGrathJames McGrath (Queensland, Liberal National Party, Assistant Minister to the Prime Minister) Share this | Hansard source

The coalition government recognise that Australians depend on broadband in their everyday lives, which is precisely why we are rolling out the NBN as quickly as possible. Under this government, we've gone from fewer than 300,000 premises able to correct to the NBN to more than six million. Over 99 per cent of Australians have mobile coverage, and we are rolling out more than 870 towers, under our Mobile Black Spot Program, to address more than 4,000 publicly nominated black spots. This government is already delivering. We have already committed to reviewing consumer safeguards and will do so. We have already directed the Australian Communications and Media Authority to make new standards to improve the customer experience on the NBN, and work is already underway to make this a reality.

Question agreed to.

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