A $4.9 million wide area network connecting 29 Department of Defence (DoD) bases, sites and headquarters in Australia's north is on track to go live in late July.
Industry players have welcomed legislation to cap USO (universal service obligation) costs at $252 million for 1997-98 and the following two years.
Community and industry players had until last Friday to submit their views on the discussion paper regarding putting the controversial universal service obligation (USO) out to tender.