No reception on our roads could soon be a thing of past with plans to improve mobile black spots across the region over the next three years.
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The Federal and State governments have teamed up with telcos to deliver $385 million of new or upgraded telecommunications infrastructure Australia-wide, with 500 new base towers to be built across Australia, including at Murringo.
Construction of the first base towers will begin later this year.
All up, Hume will receive 18 mobile phone towers as part of a $10.41 million mobile phone network infrastructure investment package.
Regionally, the communities of Ungarie, Woodstock, Darby's Falls, Noonbinna and Weethalle are to benefit from last week's announcement.
Mr Taylor said black spots like Morongla Creek, Wyangala, Godfreys Creek, Bendick Murrell and Bumbaldry will also be covered by the new towers.
"Towers will be located for maximum signal spread and the benefit will be shared by many of us because coverage will extend along a number of roads and highway sections, including George Russell Drive between Woodstock and Canowindra, Grenfell-Orange Road between Grenfell and Gooloogong, Lachlan Valley Way between Cowra and Boorowa, Merriganowry Road between Lachlan Valley Way and Canowindra Road, Mid Western Highway between Lyndhurst and Woodstock, Murringo Road between Boorowa and Young, Olympic Highway between Wattamondara and Koorawatha," he said.
Of the 500 new or upgraded base stations announced across the country, Telstra will operate 429.
Telstra Country Wide Area General Manager Western Region, Scott Curtin said in regional and rural Australia, Telstra will invest $165 million in new telecommunications infrastructure.