To the Honourable the Speaker and Members of the House of Representatives assembled in Parliament:

The petition of certain residents of rural areas of South Australia draws to the attention of the House that we are not yet able to access Mobile Phone Networks in our region and there are no plans to give us access in the near future.

We believe that we are entitled to receive this service and have many people who want and need this service. We are disadvantaged by the telecommunications industry's unwillingness to develop this service in our region in the near future and give us the same level of service that is available in urban areas.

Your petitioners therefore request the House to ask Austel to fulfil its requirements under the General Objectives of the Telecommunications Act and take action to have this service put in place in the near future. Your petitioners, as in duty bound, will ever pray.