Around 80 per cent of West Australians will have access to all digital television channels by mid-2012 as broadcasters install more transmitters in regional and remote areas, communications minister Stephen Conroy says.

The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has settled on a new format for its 700MHz and 2.5GHz spectrum auctions which will allow bids for packages deals.

The Queensland Government has poured $500,000 into training 100 unemployed people for the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout and the digital TV switchover.

By 2013 no Australian pensioner will be living without digital TV.

The 700MHz spectrum should be reserved for public safety organisations as video streaming becomes increasingly important for crisis situations, according to Motorola Solutions managing director, Gary Starr.

About 600 homes in Victoria's Mildura and Sunraysia region are without television after the federal government turned off their analog signal.

The Advanced Television Systems Committee (ATSC), which oversees TV standards for the U.S., said Friday it has approved a standard for mobile digital broadcasts.

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