The Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Communications is calling for feedback from people who live or work in regional, rural or remote areas of Australia as part of its Regional Telecommunications Review 2021.
The Department said the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), established every three years to undertake an independent review of telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote Australia, had released an Issues Paper setting out key areas of interest for the Review.
It said the biggest issue under review was the adequacy of the telecommunications services people in regional, rural and remote areas used on a day-to-day basis.
“The Committee is also focussing on changing trends in the use, the impact of Government policies and programs, insights from COVID-19, emerging technologies, service reliability, regional development, coordination between tiers of Government and the quality of consumer information,” the Department said.
“The RTIRC is seeking a wide range of views and experiences and is undertaking a consultation process with communities and local stakeholders,” it said.
“Your feedback will be important in setting the Government’s regional telecommunications policy agenda over the coming years.”
The Department said submissions would help the Committee understand the issues of concern in regional Australia and to develop recommendations to address those issues.
It said people could have a say on the Issues Paper until 30 September.
The RTIRC’s 16-page Issues Paper, including information on how to have a say, can be accessed at this PS News link.
