Rural towns run into internet 'brick wall'

Sally Cripps
Updated September 22 2015 - 2:49pm, first published December 5 2014 - 4:00am
Maranoa's Bruce Scott says he is urging Telstra to increase capacity to towns in his electorate to ease internet congestion headaches.
Maranoa's Bruce Scott says he is urging Telstra to increase capacity to towns in his electorate to ease internet congestion headaches.

WHILE recent visits by political figures to remote parts of Queensland have shone a light on diabolically inadequate internet and mobile phone capacity there, many small western towns that would normally expect a reasonable service are also finding their internet is grinding to a halt.

Sally Cripps

Sally Cripps

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