The federal government today said it was considering legal action as it attempted to recover debts owed by Internet service provider (ISP) BushCom.
Regional satellite Internet provider Clear Networks has passed a quality of service test administered by the government's subsidised broadband scheme.
Telstra has temporarily ceased enabling some rural telephone exchanges for ADSL services after late last year it reached the limit of funds it could receive from the federal government's subsidised bush broadband scheme.
The federal government has allocated an additional AU$20 million to cover a shortfall in funding for the Broadband Connect rural broadband subsidy.
Regional ISPs should have been better prepared for the demise of the Broadband Connect subscriber subsidy program.
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