Domestic roaming and satellites to be key focus of fresh ACCC inquiry into mobile coverage
The ACCC has launched a 12-month inquiry into regional mobile coverage in Australia, focusing on domestic roaming and infrastructure sharing. The regulator aims to address competition concerns and improve connectivity in remote areas.
Why it matters
Improved mobile coverage is critical for regional economic development and public safety, making the ACCC's regulatory stance on telco competition a major national issue.
The ACCC will look at whether it will force telcos to share mobile coverage and related infrastructure. ( ABC News: Shauna Foley )
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) will conduct a 12-month inquiry into regional mobile phone coverage, including domestic roaming and mobile infrastructure.
Consumer advocates had been calling for domestic roaming to be mandated, but say this inquiry will take "years we don't have".
The ACCC will release a discussion paper before holding forums in regional and remote parts of Australia.
Link copied Share Share article Australia's competition regulator will consider whether it should force telcos to allow all mobile users to use their network if their own is not available, as part of an inquiry into regional mobile coverage.
Calls for domestic roaming had been growing amid concerns about a lack of competition particularly in regional areas.
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