Vodafone’s mobile roaming crusade bad for bush says Telstra

Andrew Marshall
Updated March 1 2017 - 8:02am, first published 5:30am
Vodafone wants regulators to allow domestic voice and data roaming so any mobile customers’ connection can relay through any available rural network, with Telstra transmitters being the most likely to handle the signal.
Vodafone wants regulators to allow domestic voice and data roaming so any mobile customers’ connection can relay through any available rural network, with Telstra transmitters being the most likely to handle the signal.

Telstra claims global telecommunications behemoth, Vodafone, is trying to grow its regional mobile network coverage on the cheap in Australia rather than paying serious money to help improve infrastructure.

Andrew Marshall

Andrew Marshall

National agribusiness writer

Andrew Marshall is the group agribusiness writer for ACM's state agricultural weeklies and websites. He is a former editor at The Land and has worked in various Rural Press group roles in Canberra, North Richmond (NSW) and Toowoomba (Qld).

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