Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is encouraging residents to nominate new mobile phone blackspot areas under Round 2 of the Federal Government’s Mobile Blackspot Programme.

The Department of Communications is accepting nominations for new tower locations until Friday 31 December 2015. Blackspots nominated in Round 1 are still in the database as eligible locations for Round 2.   Angus Taylor Video Clip >>

“We did very well under Round 1, securing funding for 18 new or upgraded mobile base stations, which will provide mobile coverage to more than 70 local areas that were nominated as blackspots. These towers will be built in the coming 18 months.

“There are still many locations that have poor mobile reception and the Federal Government wants to fix as many as it can,” Mr Taylor said.

Mr Taylor said under Round 1 new mobile phone towers had been approved for Binalong, Buxton, Werombi, Dalton, Darbys Falls, Golspie, Mayfield, Mount Hunter, Murringo, Nattai, Tarlo, Windellema, Billimaria, Cultowa, Gooloogong, Koorawatha, Noonbinna, and Woodstock.

Nominations for Round 2 of the Programme can be made online at www.communications.gov.au/blackspots or emailed to Angus Taylor’s office at angus.taylor.mp@aph.gov.au

A map of mobile blackspot locations and the locations which will receive new or upgraded coverage under Round 1 is available on the National Map: http://nationalmap.gov.au/

For more information please visit: https://www.communications.gov.au/what-we-do/phone/mobile-services-and-coverage/mobile-black-spot-programme

Caption: Angus Taylor is encouraging residents to nominate new mobile phone blackspots by 31 December for consideration for funding for mobile phone towers.