Consumer advocates intensify calls for mandatory domestic mobile roaming
Consumer advocates in Australia are pushing for mandatory domestic mobile roaming to improve coverage and competition. The proposal would allow users to switch to available networks when their primary provider lacks service in a specific area.
Why it matters
Mandatory roaming could significantly improve connectivity for regional Australians and increase market competition among major telecommunications providers.
The mobile tower at Ladysmith provides 4G coverage for Telstra customers only. ( ABC News: Lauren Pezet )
Communications consumer group ACCAN has released a report calling for domestic roaming to be mandated in Australia.
It argues that roaming has helped drive down prices in other countries and that it would help provide better mobile access, particularly for regional Australians.
The competition regulator acknowledged there had been several technical and regulatory changes since it last looked at the issue in 2017, and that it was monitoring market conditions.
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