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Round 8 of the Mobile Black Spot Program (MBSP) offers $55 million in grant funding to support communities in need.
The MBSP is part of the Albanese Government’s Better Connectivity Plan for Regional and Rural Australia which is delivering more than $1.1 billion to rural and regional communities.
MBSP is a co-funding arrangement with the telco industry for new and upgraded telecommunications infrastructure to enhance mobile coverage and competition across Australia.
Co-funding contributions from state and territory governments are encouraged to enable the program to broaden its reach and support the delivery of more projects.
MBSP Round 8 funding is targeted at natural disaster prone locations in regional and rural Australia, to bolster community safety and enable better assistance for locals during and after emergencies.
“Reliable, resilient mobile coverage is absolutely essential. The Albanese Government is working with industry and communities across the country to deliver new and improved mobile coverage,” comments Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP.
“Round 8 of the Mobile Black Spot Funding Program focuses on uplifting telecommunications services to be more resilient and reliable.”
An online Project Noticeboard has been set up to allow local councillors and state, territory and federal parliamentarians to work with their local communities to identify potential projects. Telco industry applicants are encouraged to review these submissions when preparing their applications.
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“Grant funding is available for regional and rural communities prone to natural disasters.”
“The upgrades will enhance community safety, helping people access critical information and stay connected with friends, family and loved ones, and services, when they need it the most.”
State and territory governments will endorse eligible areas to ensure proposed solutions put forward by industry are targeting areas prone to bushfires, cyclones and floods.
Round 8 also provides higher levels of funding for co-location and active sharing technologies delivered by all three national mobile carriers – Optus, Telstra and TPG.
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