The Federal Government has contested evidence provided at the Natural Disaster Royal Commission about the reasons a new emergency services broadband network has been delayed.
Key points:
- The NSW Telco Authority says it is waiting for an allocation of spectrum from the government to launch the network
- But the government says the spectrum has been held for the program since 2012
- The Telco Authority said the network would enable “more efficient and effective responses” to natural disaster
Public Safety Mobile Broadband (PSMB) would allow emergency services to coordinate respo