Grant Award View - GA90231

To provide funding for investment in telecommunications infrastructure...

Contact Details

Director, Mobile Black Spot Program – Planning and Development, Regional Deployment Branch

Email Address:
mobilecoverage@communications.gov.au

GA ID:

GA90231

Agency:

Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts

Approval Date:

5-Feb-2020

Publish Date:

30-Jun-2020

Category:

Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Grant Term:

10-Jun-2020 to 30-Jun-2032

Value (AUD):

$7,681,700.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)

One-off/Ad hoc:

Aggregate Grant Award:

PBS Program Name:

ITCRDCA 19/20 Program 1.1 Digital Technologies and Communications

Grant Program:

Mobile Black Spot Program - Round 5

Grant Activity:

To provide funding for investment in telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile voice and data coverage across Australia.

Purpose:

The Government has committed $380 million to the Mobile Black Spot Program to invest in telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile coverage across Australia including along major regional transport routes and in small communities.

As part of the commitment, funding was allocated to Round 5 to improve mobile coverage in regional and remote Australia including targeting public interest premises.

This grant funding to Telstra has been awarded through a competitive process to deliver 97 new base stations across Australia.

Internal Reference ID:

IMS 2019/1264

Selection Process:

Targeted or Restricted Competitive

Confidentiality - Contract:

Yes

Confidentiality Reason(s) - Contract:

Costing/profit information
Privacy Act 1988
Intellectual property

Confidentiality - Outputs:

Yes

Confidentiality Reason(s) - Outputs:

Intellectual property
Other : Costing/profit information

Grant Recipient Details

Recipient Name:

Telstra Corporation Limited

Recipient ABN:

33 051 775 556

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:

Melbourne

Town/City:

Melbourne

Postcode:

3000

State/Territory:

VIC

Country:

AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location