FOR rural residents phone service has for a long time remained a distant dream, until now.
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On Wednesday Member for New England Barnaby Joyce joined Vodafone CEO Inaki Berroeta in Armidale to see the new mobile tower investment.
“In the seat of New England we’ve got 36 [mobile towers] which has been a great result of a lot of hard work,” Mr Joyce said.
“What this means is that we’re getting a service that bring people into the 21st century.”
Wollomombi resident Trish McRae said that for a long time her community had felt disadvantaged and unsafe.
“The lack of communication is a problem and I think it’s just wonderful that Vodafone has taken on the plan to set up a network through rural Australia so people can be assured that they can find reasonable access,” she said.