Summit highlights importance of NBN for regional Australia

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today outlined the importance of the National Broadband Network (NBN) to the future development of regional Australia at a summit in Armidale, NSW. Speaking at the Setting the Agenda for...

Digital TV by Satellite for Remote Central and Eastern Australia

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy Senator Stephen Conroy said the full benefits of Australia’s transition to digital-only free to air television would be available to people living in remote areas of Central and Eastern Australia from today. “The...

Review of digital radio technologies for regional Australia

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today called for public comment on the technologies that can be used to provide digital radio services in regional areas of Australia. “Digital radio has been available in the five mainland...

Regional Australia leading the way in digital TV switchover

As the switchover to digital-only TV in areas of Regional South Australia and Broken Hill rapidly approaches, more households across regional Australia are converting to digital TV, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy announced...

Full digital TV service for regional and remote Australia

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, today announced that the Government has partnered with regional commercial broadcasters to ensure all Australians can access the same number of TV channels as is available in capital cities, no matter...