Fed: Farmers welcome govt intervention in CDMA system

AAP General News (Australia)
01-13-2000
Fed: Farmers welcome govt intervention in CDMA system

SYDNEY, Jan 13 AAP - Farmers today welcomed federal government intervention allowing
regional analogue mobile phone users to keep their phones, but said service quality issues
remained unresolved.

Acting Prime Minister John Anderson yesterday ordered Telstra to urgently rectify a
shortfall in reception experienced by many analogue users who switched early to the new
dual-mode CDMA phones.

Analogue mobile phone users will now be able to keep their old phones for a nominal
$5 fee after switching to the CDMA system.

NSW Farmers …