The next round of mobile black spots to be addressed could be announced before Christmas, says Federal member for Parkes Mark Coulton.
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Round five of the federal government's mobile black spot program is expected to be announced shortly to improve mobile phone coverage in regional and remote communities.
"We should have the outcome of where those towers are and who will be constructing them very early in the new year or even before Christmas," Mr Coulton said.
So far, 750 towers have been erected through the program and 1042 black spots have been eliminated. The government has allocated a combined $160 million to rounds five and six.
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Both residents who live in town and out of the city commented on service issues.
Mr Coulton said one of the challenges in attracting people to move to regional areas was the connectivity.
"We've seen with the fires, mobile phones have long since been considered some kind of luxury. They're now considered a vital part of service and we want to make sure that everyone has the advantage of being connected," he said.
"Some of the large farms in my electorate are a long way from anywhere but they're multi-million dollar businesses employing large numbers of people and it's important they have the same connectivity as a business here in Dubbo."
Mr Coulton said the government was working hard with the telcos to make sure people in regional Australia had the same connectivity as people in the cities.