Action description:
Legislated telecommunications obligation and associated funding, enabling people and businesses across Australia to access baseline fixed telephone and payphone services and access to both broadband and voice services regardless of location in Australia
Outcome:
Outcome 17
Status:
Existing
Is this Indigenous specific?:
No
Indicators:
Levels of digital inclusion among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people as compared with other Australians
Responsible Ministers:
Minister for Communications
Resourcing:
$230 million per year for basic telephones; $40 million per year for payphones nationally
Delivery timeframe:
Ongoing under law but the current funding agreement with Telstra ends 30 June 2032
Agency:
Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts