Dec
Gippsland communities switch to National Broadband Network
Locals welcome benefits of high-speed broadband in Wellington Shire. Farms, homes and businesses across parts of 17 communities can now switch to the National Broadband Network.
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ACCC accepts NBN Co's Special Access Undertaking
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) announced today that it has accepted NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking (SAU).
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Bill Morrow appointed NBN Co CEO
Global telecommunications executive Bill Morrow will steer the National Broadband Network through the next stage of its development.
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Strategic Review
Revised NBN to deliver access to fast broadband to Australians sooner and at less cost to taxpayers.
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Nov
National Broadband Network continues rollout in WA
Pelago East Apartment complex goes live with NBN in Karratha. NBN Co welcomes residents at Pelago East Apartments, in the heart of Karratha, to world class broadband as they are able to connect to the national broadband high-speed network.
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Goulburn Valley & North-East Victorian communities switch-on to National Broadband Network
Farms, homes and businesses across parts of 28 communities can now switch to the National Broadband Network.
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NBN Co adopts ACCC's proposed changes to the Special Access Undertaking
The document that will govern the way the National Broadband Network is regulated for the next three decades is a step closer to being finalised.
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NBN Co to pilot new ways to speed up NBN rollout
A pilot program examining new ways to accelerate the rollout of the National Broadband Network is set to take place in the New Year.
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NBN lights up in Meadow Springs
Meadow Springs homes and businesses can now switch on to the National Broadband Network and start experiencing the benefits of very fast broadband as the rollout continues across the country.
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Carlton switches on to the NBN
Carlton homes and businesses can now switch on to the National Broadband Network and start experiencing the benefits of very fast broadband as the rollout continues across the country.
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South Perth switches on to the NBN
South Perth homes and businesses can now switch on to the National Broadband Network and start experiencing the benefits of very fast broadband as the rollout continues across the country.
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NBN Co welcomes ACCC clearance of TransACT/iiNet deal
Agreement will deliver the NBN to an additional 13,000 Canberra homes
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Greg Adcock named NBN Co Chief Operating Officer
NBN Co Executive Chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski is pleased to announce that Mr Greg Adcock is to take up the position of Chief Operating Officer (COO) with immediate effect.
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Oct
Weekly rollout metrics
Detailed data and updated website maps open up Australia’s largest infrastructure project to more transparency
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Strategic Review progress
NBN Co today named the consultancies it has chosen to support the Strategic Review of the rollout of the National Broadband Network.
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JB Rousselot appointed Head of Strategy and Transformation
NBN Co Executive Chairman Dr Ziggy Switkowski is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr JB Rousselot to the new position of Head of Strategy and Transformation.
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Expert consultants to assist with broadband review
As part of the Strategic Review of the rollout of the National Broadband Network, NBN Co today issued a request for proposal for consultancy services to support the review process.
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Aug
Richmond and Windsor switch on to the National Broadband Network
Richmond and Windsor are now switched on to the National Broadband Network, with 5,300 homes and businesses passed around March Street, Windsor Street and in South Windsor.
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Mackay switches on to the National Broadband Network
Fibre and fixed-wireless services available to 4,300 homes and businesses across the Mackay-Whitsunday Region
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Cairns switches on to the National Broadband Network
The National Broadband Network was switched on in central Cairns this morning. The superfast fibre network now passes 2700 homes and businesses in the city, Bungalow, Cairns North, Manunda, Parramatta Park, Portsmith and Westcourt.
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Townsville is Australia's most NBN-ready city
Townsville is officially Australia’s most NBN-ready city. Superfast broadband is now available to an area containing 15,000 homes and businesses.
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Ipswich suburbs switch on to the National Broadband Network
The National Broadband Network has officially been switched on in Goodna in Queensland.
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NBN Co renews construction contract
NBN Co has renewed its construction contract with Silcar Pty Ltd for the rollout of fibre optic broadband in NSW, Queensland and the ACT.
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NBN Co adds to construction capacity in Queensland and Victoria
NBN Co has awarded Downer EDI Limited (Downer) a two-year contract to roll out fibre optic broadband in an area covering approximately 300,000 premises in Brisbane and Melbourne.
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NBN rollout to transition to new contractors in WA and SA
NBN Co and the Syntheo Joint Venture have mutually agreed that contracts due to expire in September 2013 and November 2013 in South Australia and Western Australia will not be extended.
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Jul
First local NBN fibre optic cable installed in Dapto
NBN Co today installed the first local fibre optic cable in Dapto as the rollout of the National Broadband Network widens across more parts of the Illawarra.
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Superfast broadband puts super slow commuting in SA to rest
McLaren Vale and McLaren Flat families are set to experience significant improvements to their work-life balance over the National Broadband Network, with teleworking becoming a viable option for a local business.
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Riverstone switches onto superfast broadband
4000 extra premises passed in Blacktown. The National Broadband Network has been switched on in Riverstone today.
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Strathfield switches onto superfast broadband
The National Broadband Network has been switched on in Strathfield today, meaning families and businesses in the suburb of Sydney will be some of the first in the area to be able to upgrade to superfast broadband.
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NBN Co adds to construction capacity in South Australia
NBN Co has awarded SA Power Networks a three-year contract to roll out fibre optic broadband in an area covering approximately 300,000 premises in Adelaide and regional South Australia. The contract includes options to extend by two further periods of one year each.
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Snappy broadband brings Tassie kids face to face with deadly crocs
Croc man says snappy broadband offers megabytes for Territorians. The Northern Territory is on the National Broadband Network.
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NBN Co chief executive announces retirement
NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley today announced that he will retire from corporate life after four years leading the team that is building and operating Australia’s National Broadband Network.
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Western Australia switches onto superfast broadband
The NBN was officially switched on today in Victoria Park, Mandurah and Geraldton, the first three established communities in the state that are able to experience the benefits of superfast fibre optic broadband.
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NBN Co meets revised end-of-year fibre rollout target
The company rolling out the National Broadband Network has achieved its revised end-of-year target for the delivery of fast, reliable and affordable fibre optic broadband to homes and businesses across Australia.
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Jun
Transfield wins first construction contract extension
Additional contract awarded for connection from the street to premises. NBN Co has extended its original two-year contract with Transfield Services for the rollout of fibre in existing built-up areas in Victoria.
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May
NBN Co deal with TransACT to speed ACT rollout and lower costs
NBN Co has reached an agreement with TransACT/iiNet for the purchase of their TransACT-branded fibre-to-the-premises network in the ACT and access to other infrastructure.
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Sydney switches on the National Broadband Network
Superfast broadband now passes 1300 homes and businesses in Blacktown with a further 9300 premises in the area to come online over the coming months, including premises in Lalor Park.
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Broadband rollout plan extends to nearly 5 million homes & businesses
The company building the National Broadband Network today unveiled the names of the communities across Australia that are next in line to receive high-speed fibre optic broadband.
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Apr
NSW Central Coast commuters tipped to take to teleworking in Gosford
The NSW Central Coast is the latest location to switch on to superfast broadband and civic leaders are already looking to the National Broadband Network to increase the prospects for teleworking in the region.
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First local NBN fibre optic cable installed in metropolitan Adelaide
NBN Co today installed the first local fibre optic cable in Prospect as part of the widespread rollout of the National Broadband Network in Adelaide.
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NBN Co provides the Joint Committee on the NBN with detailed data
NBN Co executives today appeared before the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network to provide the latest information on the progress of the rollout.
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NBN Co to offer 1 Gigabit wholesale broadband service in December
Australia will become a Gigabit Nation before the end of the year when NBN Co releases a broadband product that delivers wholesale upload and download speeds that far exceed those available to households today.
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NBN Co signs contract to connect flats and units to the NBN
ISGM to connect units in the Northern Territory and Queensland. NBN Co has signed a contract worth up to $17.9 million with ISG Management Pty Ltd (ISGM) to undertake the detailed work of connecting flats and units to the National Broadband Network in the Northern Territory and Queensland.
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Superfast sports stars connect via superfast broadband
Sprinting legend Michael Johnson today connected with the world’s newest superfast athletics champion over the superfast National Broadband Network.
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Australians demonstrate growing appetite for superfast broadband
The NSW South Coast town of Kiama and the South Australian town of Willunga have entered the record books as the first locations in Australia where more than 50% of eligible homes and businesses have elected to use the National Broadband Network.
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ACCC outlines process to finalise NBN Co's Special Access Undertaking
Clarity provided on the remaining issues for refinement. NBN Co welcomes today’s draft decision by the ACCC on NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking (SAU) as it sets out a clear path towards a final SAU, providing certainty for industry and NBN Co.
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Outskirts of Darwin now able to connect to high speed broadband
NBN Co today announced the fixed wireless rollout in the Northern Territory is complete and homes and businesses across eight areas can now sign up and connect to high-speed broadband.
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Mar
Transfield adds to NBN construction capacity in Sydney
NBN Co has awarded a contract to Transfield Services to roll out fibre optic broadband in Sydney metropolitan and suburban areas.
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NBN Co welcomes appointment of new Chair
Following an NBN Co board meeting today, the company’s Chief Executive Officer Mike Quigley, welcomed the appointment of Ms Siobhan McKenna as Chairman.
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NBN Co updates short-term fibre rollout timeline
Following a board meeting today, NBN Co has revised down its forecast for the rollout of fibre optic cable to reflect a delay of about three months.
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Visionstream adds to NBN construction capacity in eastern states
NBN Co has awarded a contract to Visionstream, a subsidiary of Leighton Holdings Limited, to roll out fibre optic broadband in Victoria, Queensland and southern NSW.
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NBN Co signs contract to connect additional flats and units to the NBN
NBN Co has signed a contract worth up to $27.7 million with Daly International Pty Ltd to undertake the detailed work of connecting flats and units to the National Broadband Network in Western Australia, Brisbane and the Gold Coast.
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NBN Co and Arianespace seal satellite launch contract
Rockets to propel satellites into orbit in 2015, helping to bring high speed broadband to outback Australia. Australians in rural and remote areas are a step closer to receiving high-speed broadband with the announcement that Arianespace, the European satellite launch company, has been selected to propel Australia’s National Broadband Network satellites into space.
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Feb
Parts of Gympie and Sunshine Coast regions to receive high-speed NBN
The company building Australia’s National Broadband Network, NBN Co, today unveiled the local government areas where planning proposals will be lodged to deliver high-speed fixed wireless broadband.
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Community leaders endorse broadband benefits as Bacchus Marsh connects
Local business owner urges people to sign up to superfast broadband. The local Bacchus Marsh community and civic leaders today joined forces to formally mark the connection of the town to the National Broadband Network and endorse the benefits superfast broadband will bring to the Moorabool Shire.
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Financial Review Confused on NBN Project Accounting
NBN Co Chief Executive Mike Quigley says Australia’s national daily business newspaper has misconstrued the National Broadband Network’s financial forecasts and wrongly reported that NBN Co would not recover its costs by 2040.
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Brisbane switches on to the National Broadband Network
Broncos stars host first NBN-enabled rugby league coaching clinic in Australia’s newest fibre broadband location. The National Broadband Network has today been switched on in metropolitan Brisbane with Broncos winger Jharal Yow Yeh and legend of the game Mick Hancock giving local children a glimpse of the benefits that superfast broadband can bring communities in Queensland and across Australia.
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NBN Co increases construction capacity as rollout ramps up
NBN Co has awarded a contract to Downer EDI Engineering Pty Ltd, a subsidiary of Downer EDI Limited, to provide additional construction capacity for the rollout of the NBN in northern NSW.
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Coffee claims roasted
NBN Co has dismissed claims about the high cost of coffee on the company’s premises. A single cup of coffee at NBN Co works out at around eight and a half cents per cup per working day per person.
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National Broadband Network hits a high note in Coffs Harbour
NBN opens arts opportunities for the one in three Australians who live in regional, rural and remote parts of the country, says Opera Australia. Coffs Harbour today became the first city in the NSW Mid North Coast to switch on to the National Broadband Network.
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Speedy broadband meets the Speedster as Hobart connects to the NBN
Cricketing legend Brett Lee conducts world’s first coaching clinic over the superfast network. The National Broadband Network was today formally switched on in the Tasmanian capital.
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"High-speed, fixed-wireless broadband planned for Northern Rivers"
The company building Australia's National Broadband Network, NBN Co, has begun outlining plans to provide some smaller communities and rural residents in parts of the Northern Rivers with facilities dedicated to delivering high-speed, fixed-wireless broadband services.
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Faster internet for the bush
• NBN Co doubles wholesale internet speeds for rural and remote Australians • New 25 Mbps speed tier to be available for fixed-wireless and satellite networks to help end tyranny of distance • NBN Fixed-Wireless customers to benefit from as early as June
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"NBN expands learning opportunities for kids, says landmark study"
Students who used to hand in C-grade work are now producing A-grade work -Janelle Reimann, Principal of Willunga High School. The National Broadband Network (NBN) is a powerful tool capable of lighting up young minds and improving educational outcomes for children, according to teachers participating in a landmark study into Australia's first NBN-enabled schools.
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Canberra connects to the NBN
Superfast broadband connects ACT kids to the future of learning in link-up with Japan. The National Broadband Network has been formally switched on in the nation's capital.
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Jan
Community leaders praise broadband benefits as Toowoomba connects
Civic leaders in Toowoomba today joined forces to formally mark the connection of parts of the city to the National Broadband Network's fibre optic cable and praise the benefits superfast broadband will bring to the Darling Downs.
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"34,500 Australian homes and businesses now using the NBN"
The number of homes and businesses using the National Broadband Network increased from 13,600 in June 2012 to 34,500 at the end of December 2012, according to year-end figures released today by NBN Co.
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"NBN construction commences covering around 100,000 more premises"
Ten new locations see construction commence. The rollout of the National Broadband Network continues to gather pace with the release today of further detailed maps showing where construction has commenced or completed covering approximately 98,800 additional homes and businesses.
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First NBN fibre optic cable installed in Penrith
NBN Co today installed the first fibre optic cable in Penrith as part of the widespread rollout of the National Broadband Network.
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First areas of regional South Australia to receive NBN fixed wireless
The company building Australia's National Broadband Network, NBN Co, today unveiled the local government areas where planning proposals will be lodged to deliver high-speed fixed wireless broadband.
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First local NBN fibre optic cable installed in metropolitan Sydney
NBN Co today installed the first fibre optic cable in the Sydney metropolitan area. The fibre being laid in Blacktown is part of the widespread rollout of the National Broadband Network.
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"NBN Co achieves year-end 758,000 premises construction commenced"
NBN Co slightly exceeded its target to have construction commenced or completed in areas covering 758,000 premises before the end of 2012. The total number of premises in areas where construction had commenced or completed was 784,592 by year end.
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