Telephone and Telecommunication News Blog June Archive

Australia Having Trouble with Digital Radio

By News Minder at 06/20/08 13:05

Australians are still without a steady form of radio. They are stuck with digital radio which does not even work most of the time. If you are in a building or driving and a building blocks the view of the digital tower then you lose your connection.

Some think that internet radio would be the way to go. If people can get internet on their iPhones pretty much anywhere, why wouldn't the CMA try to partner with an internet company to provide radio service. To read more about Australia's dilemma read, Internet killed the (digital) radio star: Blogs - Full Duplex - ZDNet Australia.