Research
Free-to-air TV failures add to data costs for remote Australian First Nations households
Phys.org ·
The Brief
- A study found that almost two in three respondents in remote Australian First Nations communities did not have working free-to-air television.
- Households without working free-to-air TV may rely on data-based streaming, adding to their data costs.
Why it matters
The findings point to a hidden cost of broadcast infrastructure failures for remote households, relevant to science readers studying digital inequality and communications access.
Who’s affected
- remote First Nations households in Australia
- policymakers and broadcasters responsible for free-to-air television
- #remote communities
- #free-to-air tv
- #data costs
- #australia
- #digital inequality
Almost two in three respondents surveyed in Australia's remote First Nations communities did not have working free-to-air television, a study has found.
Timeline
Phys.org (Science News) reports the study finding on remote First Nations free-to-air TV failures
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Free-to-air TV failures add to data costs for remote Australian First Nations households