Communications lobby group fears moving telephone service to SkyMuster for rural users

Sally Gall
Updated February 1 2017 - 4:47pm, first published 3:06pm
Better Internet for Rural Regional and Remote Australia founder, Kristy Sparrow, has spoken out against any move for telephone services to be delivered to remote users via Voice over Internet Protocols on the SkyMuster satellite service.
Better Internet for Rural Regional and Remote Australia founder, Kristy Sparrow, has spoken out against any move for telephone services to be delivered to remote users via Voice over Internet Protocols on the SkyMuster satellite service.

Last week Kalgoorlie in Western Australia had rain. Whenever a storm blew up there, Alpha’s Kristy Sparrow lost her nbn-supplied internet service.

Sally Gall

Sally Gall

Senior journalist - Queensland Country Life/North Queensland Register

Based at Blackall, CW Qld, where I've raised a family, run Merino sheep and beef cattle, and helped develop a region - its history, tourism, education and communications. Get in touch at 0427 575 955 if you've got a story idea for me.

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