Terms of Reference

The Committee will inquire into and report on enabling communications infrastructure in Australia's external territories, including:
a.
the availability of, and access to communications technologies and infrastructure in each of the external territories;
b.
future opportunities in enabling communications technologies and infrastructure in each of the external territories including telecommunications services, submarine cables, satellite capabilities;
c.
opportunities and barriers arising from current and potential future communications infrastructure in each of the external territories;
d.
examining the economic benefits of improving the availability of, and access to communications infrastructure in each of the external territories; and
e.
recommendations for any future communications technologies and infrastructure for each of the external territories.

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Past Public Hearings

01 Jul 2021: Norfolk Island