BY GARY LYSAGHT
The federal government have committed to building a new mobile base station at Fullerton Cove if they are re-elected on July 2.
The federal government have committed to building a new mobile base station at Fullerton Cove if they are re-elected on July 2.
It’s part of a $60 million boost in funding for mobile black
spots, which will now see up to $220 million spent across Australia to boost
services.
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| Fullerton Cove was chosen specifically by the Turnbull Government [Image: ABC]. |
The new station is expected to provide coverage for
residents of Fern Bay and also Williamtown Airport.
“This is a notorious mobile phone black spot and particularly
important to have good mobile phone coverage in times of emergency,” said
Liberal candidate for Paterson, Karen Howard.
“I know this is going to provide benefits to our emergency
services,” she said.
Howard said the location on Nelson Bay Road was selected
because it had been “overlooked by mobile network operators due to commercial
factors”.
“The Coalition is committed to improving mobile coverage
along major transport routes,” she said.
Howard also committed herself to working with the Baird
Government to increase phone coverage in the future.
“If elected, I will be working hard with not only my federal
colleagues, but [also] my state colleagues to ensure that we fix some of the
other mobile phone black spots that I’ve noticed,” she said.
