Five years after the fatal bushfires, can Far South Coast communications infrastructure better withstand disasters?

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Five years after the fatal bushfires, can Far South Coast communications infrastructure better withstand disasters?

The Black Summer bushfires highlighted the vulnerabilities of the region’s communications infrastructure. The ABC’s transmission mast at Mount Wandera near Mogo melted, cutting emergency broadcast radio to the Batemans Bay area. Many people on the Far South Coast were without mobile phone and internet services for days. The Australian Communications and Media Authority reported that […]