Regional Digital Connectivity program

Delivering a faster and more reliable digital network for regional NSW.

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About our program

The Regional Digital Connectivity program will ensure families and businesses across regional NSW have access to better mobile, internet and digital services. 

The program will create connected, empowered and prosperous communities by leveraging technology and innovation.

Through large-scale investment with the telecommunications industry, we will develop and implement sustainable solutions to improve regional mobile coverage, and deliver faster and more reliable internet connectivity, prioritising the most underserved areas of the state.

The Regional Digital Connectivity program aims to bridge the digital divide between metropolitan centres and regional areas, to drive economic growth, social equity, and ensure everyone in our regions can take advantage of new technology and digital opportunities.

Objectives

Build digital infrastructure to increase capacity

Expand mobile coverage and provider choice

Improve internet service, speed and quality

Bridge the digital divide between regions and cities

 

Our projects underway

Mobile Coverage

Improving mobile phone coverage for families and businesses in rural and regional NSW through investment in shared and multi-carrier mobile infrastructure.

Internet Connectivity

Providing fast and reliable internet connectivity for rural and regional communities, prioritising areas currently on a satellite internet service.

Connecting Country Communities Fund

Delivering 140 new mobile towers and 46 broadband internet towers for regional NSW, in partnership with the NSW Telco Authority.

Our partnership projects

Smart Regional Spaces: Ready, Set, Go!

A partnership project between The University of Sydney, UNSW Sydney and the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development designed to supercharge smart transformation and empower rural and regional areas to embrace ‘smart city’ principles.

The Smart Regional Spaces initiative supports regional councils to take full advantage of smart transformation across a range of areas including planning, infrastructure and energy efficiency, by providing the tools, training and know-how to get them started or keep them moving.

Smart Regional Spaces team in Lithgow for a site audit

Find more news and our latest resources and updates.

Our Regional Digital Connectivity program is funded by the Snowy Hydro Legacy Fund.

Learn more about what we do

Contact us about our Regional Digital Connectivity program

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For more information and updates about digital connectivity projects underway in regional NSW, contact us and a member of our team will be in touch shortly.

Email: rdc.program@dpird.nsw.gov.au

Phone: 1300 REGION (73 44 66) Monday to Friday, 9am-4pm

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