Funding and programs

General information on the Australian Broadband Guarantee program for consumers and Internet Service Providers.

The Clever Networks program delivers innovative broadband services to communities in regional, rural and remote Australia.

Information on strategies to support greater access to ICT for individuals, nonprofit organisations and communities.

The Australian Government announced a comprehensive plan for cyber-safety as part of the 2008-2009 Federal Budget.

The Digital Regions Initiative is a four year $46 million Australian Government initiative which will co-fund innovative digital technology projects with state, territory and local governments in a collaborative approach.

Find information on Australian Government investment in a world-class ICT research and research training institute.

Communities with poor television reception can establish their own access to may be interested in establishing self-help national and/or commercial television services.

The Indigenous Communications Program is a $30 million initiative to help to improve telecommunications services in remote Indigenous communities.

Information relating to the Australian Government’s live pilot of ISP filtering, including a downloadable application form for ISPs to register for participation.

Regional Communications Funding Programs

Mobile Connect is an Australian Government program with two elements: the Terrestrial network extension and the Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme.

What mobile premium services are, an overview of the regulatory framework governing these services and how consumers can complain about these services if required.

Provides the most current information on the National Broadband Network, an initiative to build a new high-speed fibre broadband network for Australia.

The OECD Ministerial Meeting on the Future of the Internet Economy was held in Seoul, Republic of Korea in June 2008 in recognition of the increasingly critical role of the Internet to our economies and society. Communications Ministers from around the world adopted the Seoul Declaration at the Ministerial Meeting which will guide the work of the OECD and its member countries in pursuing digital economy objectives.

As part of the Australian Government’s commitment to deliver a National Broadband Network that will provide superfast broadband to Australian homes and workplaces, it is investing up to $250 million to immediately address backbone blackspots throughout regional Australia.

The Australian Government has responded to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee’s report, Framework for the Future.

Information on the Rural NBN Coordinators initiative, announced in the 2009–10 Budget.

Australasian Consumer Fraud Taskforce’s annual awareness raising activities and link to online survey.

This page sets out information on the 2008-09 round for consumer representation grants provided for under section 593 of the Telecommunications Act.

The Telecommunications Research Grants program supports high-quality, innovative research projects into the social, economic or technological implications of telecommunications developments.

Information on the Australian Government initiative to make mobile communications more accessible and affordable for people living or working in the most remote parts of Australia.