Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
The Government has committed to bring forward $23.8 million in Broadband Guarantee funds to meet what it says is strong demand for the Australian Broadband Guarantee.
The programme is designed primarily as a safety net for those in rural and remote locations that do not have access to a threshold level of broadband service, defined to be "metro comparable" in terms of both price and performance.
The money is paid to broadband service providers to subsidise the services they provide to end users. The programme is currently funded to the tune of $250.8 million over the four years ot2012.
Communications minister, senator Stephen Conroy, said that bringing forward funding of $23.8 million would ensure providers could accommodate all new subscribers for the remainder of the financial year.
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