Mobile Black Spot Program - Improving Mobile Coverage Round (IMCR) Stage 2

Overview

The Mobile Black Spot Program Improving Mobile Coverage Round (IMCR) Stage 2 provides up to $3.047 million in grant funding for Mobile Network Operators and Infrastructure Providers to deliver New Handheld Coverage to the two (2) Target Locations of Majors Creek, NSW and Mangrove Mountain, NSW. Stage 2 is funded from uncommitted IMCR funding and delivers on the Government’s election commitments to deliver improved mobile coverage and quality of service at Target Locations across Australia. The IMCR was funded in the October 2022-23 Federal Budget, with Stage 2 following the successful IMCR outcomes announced for 42 Target Locations in October 2023. Stage 2 will provide grant funding to Mobile Network Operators and Infrastructure Providers to deploy new mobile phone infrastructure to address mobile reception and coverage issues in these Target Locations. Funded solutions will be selected through targeted assessment criteria and address local mobile connectivity issues in each Target Location. Improved mobile coverage and quality of service through the IMCR will help keep people connected, improve safety and support businesses so that nobody is held back or left behind from a lack of mobile connectivity.