<http://birrraus.com/2016/02/24/health-stories/>
> ISSUES FACED:
>
> * Slow internet speeds & unreliable connections
> * Limited Data – most rural families are limited to 25GB of data/month
> * Very expensive – Telstra Satellite customers pay $69 per GB
> * Not being aware of options available
>
> IMPACTS:
> * People being unable to use Skype to connect to specialists,
> resorting to travelling thousands of kilometres for a 5 minute
> appointment.
> * Telehealth services in smaller towns not working, people having to
> drive / fly for many hours for a simple xray
> * Mental health web support sessions not available
> * Emergency situations such as fire, flood, extreme weather events
> need adequate telecommunications – it is critical to be able to inform
> people of the dangers faced.
> * Appointments missed or cancelled after arrival due to ‘city based’
> ignorance of no mobile service in the bush.
> * As there are no subsidies for mobile broadband antennas and boosters
> people are resorting to cheap ‘illegal’ boosters which has lead to
> emergency services being ‘blocked’ from communications, several deaths
> have been recorded as a result.
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