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Stephanie Gardiner

Disconnected: reform urged as rural Aussies left behind

A watchdog has urged an overhaul of rural telecommunications coverage after a raft of complaints. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

Telcos and the industry watchdog are calling for major reform as rural Australians experience poor connectivity and sometimes rely on century-old technology to communicate.

Mobile and internet connectivity in the bush remains unreliable and outages risk lives and economies, according to an analysis of more than 25,000 complaints to the watchdog.

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