Australia has just passed laws requiring mobile coverage almost anywhere in the country, including remote areas currently outside the mobile map.

The new rules would rely on low-Earth-orbit satellite technology to deliver basic calls and texts, but there are real questions about cost, funding, and whether the industry can actually deliver it.

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