The federal government's Mobile Black Spot Program has revealed more than 260 black spots in Tasmania, many in areas hit by catastrophic bushfires in 2013.

Places like Hamilton, Bicheno and the East Coast, Fingal Valley, Oatlands and the Tasman Peninsula remained littered with black spots.

Tasmania Fire Service chief Mike Brown said it was a concern and it was why emergency services needed several ways to inform the public.

"Obviously the better coverage we've got . . . helps in giving us a variety of options to put out our messaging," he said.

The Launceston City Council labelled it a "major" concern, especially in light of the 2013 Tasmanian Bushfires Inquiry Report.

The 2013 inquiry found limited coverage had posed greater bushfire risks and recommended the government expand mobile coverage.

While both federal and state governments have promised action TFGA chief executive Jan Davis said no progress was evident.

"No money's come through, so there's been no progress. Tasmania is a small place we should as a matter of right expect to have reasonable mobile phone coverage," she said.

"[With] no telephones it's very difficult to do anything and we saw that here in Dunalley when the system went down."

However, Bass Liberal MHR Andrew Nikolic said such criticism wasn't fair because a large amount of planning was needed

"Prioritising, determining that councils and stakeholders were happy to host base stations, making sure we eliminated areas of overlap and that we got the biggest bang for our buck are not things that happen overnight," he said.

"If we get them right they will provide an enduring benefit for these communities."

Mr Nikolic said his main priority was to extend coverage in Nunamarra, between Launceston and Scottsdale, a notorious black hole when it came to reception.

The state government has pledged $350,000 to fix the coverage, however, this was contingent on federal funding coming through.

The federal government's $100 million program to increase coverage will provide funding to build or upgrade up to 300 mobile base locations across the country.

The government will decide which of the 6000 national black spots to erase based on criteria such as number of premises passed and kilometres covered. It will then go to a bidding process.