The RSP also wants the government to ensure rural communities have the services they need through a "joined-up approach to rural poverty, publicservices and employment".
He said the main issues facing country councils were poor access to services due to lack of public transport in rural areas, extra costs for services and the fact that their problems are less likely to get the attention of policy makers because of the isolated nature of rural communities.
The bill would allocate additional spectrum to the Public Safety community for a nationwide broadband network and provide secondary wireless broadband services to most of rural America.