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Home Parliamentary Business Committees Senate Committees Senate Standing Committees on Environment and Communications Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation) Bill 2025

REPORT - May 2026

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Full Report (PDF)

List of recommendations

Recommendation 1

2.57The committee recommends that the Senate passes the bill.

Contents

Members
List of recommendations
Abbreviations
Chapter 1 - Introduction
  • Context and background to the bill
  • Key provisions of the bill
  • Consideration by other parliamentary committees
  • Conduct of the inquiry and acknowledgement
  • Structure of the report
Chapter 2 - Key issues
  • Importance of establishing a Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation
  • Comments on specific aspects of the bill
  • Timing of implementation
  • Standards, rules and benchmarks
  • Other matters
  • Committee view
Australian Greens senators' additional comments
  • Introduction
  • Labor’s shock axing of regional connectivity funding
  • Lack of legislative clarity
  • Overreliance on delegated powers
  • A bill riddled with uncertainty
  • Mandatory mobile roaming must play a crucial role
  • Lack of funding clarity and risk to consumers
  • Emergency services and public safety
  • Conclusion
Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
Appendix 2 - Public hearing and witnesses
In this section
  • Chapters
    • Chapter 1 - Introduction
    • Chapter 2 - Key issues
  • Other information
    • Members
    • List of recommendations
    • Abbreviations
    • Australian Greens senators' additional comments
    • Senator the Hon. Sarah Henderson's additional comments
    • Appendix 1 - Submissions and additional information
    • Appendix 2 - Public hearing and witnesses
Full Report (PDF)
30 Submissions
1 Public hearings
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