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Telecommunication Inquiry - Government Response
On 25 June 2003, the Australian Government announced its response to the report of the independent Regional Telecommunications ('Estens') Inquiry (RTI). The RTI's report, Connecting Regional Australia, was provided to the Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts on 8 November 2002.
Related media releases, fact sheets and other information is available here.
Media releases
- Government responds to Regional Telecommunications Inquiry, 25 June 2003
- Indigenous communities to benefit from Government's response to Regional Telecommunications Inquiry, 25 June 2003
Fact sheets
- A National Broadband Strategy
- Future proofing regional telecommunications
- Further improvements to existing telecommunications services in regional, rural and remote Australia
Telstra public undertakings
- Deed of Undertaking - Strategy for improving levels of service for 6/16 and other similar pair gain systems
- Deed of Undertaking - Network Upgrade in Standard Zones
- Deed of Undertaking - Improving fixed telephone services in Target Exchange Service Areas
- Deed of Undertaking - Pair gain systems affecting dial-up Internet speeds - Recommendation 4.2
Regional Telecommunications Inquiry - Public Discussion Papers
- Strategic Plan for Regional Communications
- Review of the Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme - MS Word Format 25kb
- Expansion of Terrestrial Mobile Phone Coverage - MS Word Format 29kb
- IT Training and Technical Support - MS Word Format 178kb
- Maintaining the viability of Online Access Centres in Regional, Rural and remote Australia - MS Word Format 220kb
Australian Communications Authority Reports
- Payphone Policy Review Report - PDF Format 1046kb
Telstra Reports
- Telstra Report in Response to Recommendation 2.5 of the Regional Telecommunications Inquiry - Improving of new service connections involving contractors (PDF) - (RTF)
- Telstra Reports - Deed of Undertaking - Network Upgrade in Standard Zones