iTWire Wednesday, 05 May 2021 01:32 Telstra ‘building a better network to connect Gippsland and the High Country’ Shares Locals and visitors to Gippsland and Victoria’s High Country will benefit from a major telecommunications upgrade project that will transform connectivity; improve, expand and build new mobile coverage; boost capacity and mobile data speeds and strengthen network resilience. The High Country Transmission Upgrade is a $6.4 million investment jointly co-funded by Telstra, the Victorian Government and the Federal Government as part of the Regional Connectivity Program. The once-in-a-generation upgrade project will future-proof and strengthen connectivity from Wangaratta to Bairnsdale and improve mobile network coverage through new infrastructure and upgrades in key areas.