Telstra Group Limited warns Australia map rules could cut 1 million sq km from coverage claims
Telstra warned Australia’s draft mobile coverage-map standard would mark areas used by 1.5 million customers a month as having no service, forcing it to remove about 1 million square km from its maps. The Australian Communications and Media Authority must finalize the rules by March 31, with implementation set for June 30. The ACCC supports stricter mapping, citing unreliable current maps and risks for consumers. Optus and TPG also weighed in on the proposed -115 dBm signal threshold.