Telecommunications meeting held

The Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee held a public meeting in Killcare on Friday, December 9, to discuss local telecommunication issues.

The committee met with members of the community and heard about their telecommunication experiences.

"Over the past three months, the committee has travelled the country and met with a range of community members in regional, rural and remote areas," said committee chair Ms Rosemary Sinclair.

'We are keen to learn from the experiences of consumers, businesses and organisations using telecommunications services in these areas," she said.

The committee released its issues paper on September 16, which set out five key areas of interest for the 2011-12 Regional Telecommunications Review.

These included opportunities that the emerging digital economy could provide for regional Australians, the improvement of regional health and education outcomes, the communication needs of Indigenous people and communities, developments in the terrestrial and satellite mobile phone sector and consumer concerns of people and businesses in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Following the regional consultations and public submission process, the committee will report its findings to the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy in March next year.

Media Release, 6 Dec 2011 Rosemary Sinclair, DBCDE