The House of Representatives Standing Committee on Communications and the Arts will inquire into and report on the experience, opportunities and challenges for co-investment in multi-carrier regional mobile infrastructure. 

The Committee will:

1) Report on the costs, feasibility and public benefits associated with the deployment of

a. infrastructure which supports a single mobile carrier, and

b. the various models for infrastructure which supports multiple mobile carriers;

2) Report on community views on single carrier vs multi-carrier outcomes; and

3) Report on examples of successful multi-carrier outcomes and their applicability in the Australian context.

According to the Minister, matters relating to national security are out of scope for this Committee.