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Rural connectivity 'getting worse'

Farmers have raised concerns as 3G networks are turned off and ahead of landlines being switched off in 2025, with phones instead using the internet to make calls

Rachael Brown
Chief Reporter
clock • 2 min read
Rural connectivity 'getting worse'

Investment in full coverage of mobile phone and data is essential to ensure rural communities and farm businesses are not left behind. Phone signal Farmers have raised concerns as 3G networks are...

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