Telstra’s claimed coverage slashed by almost 1 million km
Vodafone and Optus prefer to express their total coverage as a percentage of the Australian population covered. Vodafone now says it covers about 99 per cent of the population (up from 98.5 per cent), while Optus says it covers 99.11 per cent (also up from 98.5 per cent).The Optus coverage map is very similar to Vodafone’s. The two have a network sharing deal in some areas.
- ▪Vodafone and Optus prefer to express their total coverage as a percentage of the Australian population covered.
- ▪Vodafone now says it covers about 99 per cent of the population (up from 98.5 per cent), while Optus says it covers 99.11 per cent (also up from 98.5 per cent).The Optus coverage map is very similar to Vodafone’s.
- ▪The two have a network sharing deal in some areas.
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