Grant Award View - GA18492

To provide funding for investment in telecommunications infrastructure...

Contact Details

Director, Mobile Black Spot Program, Regional Deployment Branch

Email Address:
mobilecoverage@communications.gov.au

GA ID:

GA18492

Agency:

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

Approval Date:

21-Mar-2018

Publish Date:

16-Aug-2018

Category:

Broadcasting and Telecommunications

Grant Term:

1-Aug-2018 to 30-Jun-2029

Value (AUD):

$341,944.00 (GST inclusive where applicable)

One-off/Ad hoc:

Aggregate Grant Award:

PBS Program Name:

ITCRDCA 17/18 Program 1.1: Digital Technologies and Communications

Grant Program:

Mobile Black Spot Program – Priority Locations round

Grant Activity:

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

Purpose:

The Government has committed $220 million to the Mobile Black Spot Program to invest in telecommunications infrastructure to improve mobile coverage along major regional transport routes, in small communities and in a number of identified priority locations.

As part of the Australian Government’s $220 million commitment to the Mobile Black Spot Program, $60 million was allocated to the Priority Locations round to target locations announced by the Government.

This grant funding to Vodafone has been awarded through a competitive tender process to deliver 1 mobile base station in support of the Government’s election commitment to address mobile coverage issues at 125 identified priority locations.

GO ID:

GO721

GO Title:

Mobile Black Spot Program - Priority Locations Round

Internal Reference ID:

2014/3296#12

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:

Vodafone Hutchison Australia Pty Ltd

Recipient ABN:

76 096 304 620

Grant Recipient Location

Suburb:

North Sydney

Town/City:

Sydney

Postcode:

2060

State/Territory:

NSW

Country:

AUSTRALIA

Grant Delivery Location