With more people working from home - and more farm monitoring equipment connected to the internet or mobile signals - you would think telecommunications were getting better in 2020s Australia.

The Australian Telecommunications Ombudsman has just delivered a report saying many remote people feel like they're going backwards in this department.

You can read the report - or make a complaint - but going to tio.com.au

Rural Reporter Gabrielle Hodson spoke with ombudsman Cynthia Gerbert, who says should never give up on lodging a complaint in the bush.