<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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