Australia’s Labor Party has unveiled an ambitious proposal to address long-standing mobile phone black spots across the country, pledging universal outdoor mobile coverage by 2027.

The federal government has announced plans to include mobile phone coverage ... of Australia and key freight routes expected to benefit from the universal service obligation expansion. Map supplied.

All outdoor areas of Australia would have mobile coverage by 2027 under the proposal, with an extra 5 million square kilometres to gain service, including 37,000km of roads in regional areas.

Once completed, the Universal Outdoor Mobile Obligation (UOMO) will guarantee up to 5 million square kilometres of outdoor mobile coverage ... s goal of making “Australia the most connected ...