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Mobile black spots targeted

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The Sydney Morning Herald
Technology

Mobile black spots targeted

Mobile coverage in remote, rural and outer metropolitan Australia is set to improve, with the federal government announcing 500 new or upgraded base stations designed to reduce so-called black spots.

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