10,000 residential homes and businesses across Gilmore can now place an order to upgrade their NBN connection to world-class full-fibre.
These first 10,000 premises are the initial tranche of a total of just over 32,000 premises currently in the upgrade pipeline for faster fibre services. These premises were previously only able to access slower and less reliable broadband under the former Liberal-National Government’s multi-technology mix.
The Albanese Government’s October 2022 Budget invested $2.4 billion to enable an additional 1.5 million premises to transition from Fibre to the Node (FTTN) to Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) by 2025 – over 660,000 of which will be in regional areas. The first tranche of eligible suburbs – 1,000,000 premises – were announced by the Government earlier this year.
An additional 11,000 premises in Gilmore – in suburbs including Sussex Inlet, Sanctuary Point, Callala Beach and Mollymook Beach – were added to the upgrade program as a result of the Government’s investment.
These upgrades will be available on demand where a customer in an eligible premises seeks a higher speed service through their Retail Service Provider.
The Albanese Government’s investment in a better NBN will mean:
- Close to 90 per cent of the NBN fixed-line footprint will have access to plans based on wholesale speeds of 500Mbps to close to gigabit speeds.
- Around 80 per cent of all regional and remote premises will have access to plans based on wholesale speeds of 100 Mbps or more by late 2025. This was estimated at 33 per cent in March 2022.
- 93 per cent of all Australian homes and businesses will have access to plans based on wholesale speeds of 100 Mbps or more.
The Government expects the remaining premises will be able to order a full-fibre upgrade from 2024.
For more information on upgrade eligibility, visit www.nbn.com.au/fibreupgrade.
Quotes attributable to the Minister for Communications, the Hon Michelle Rowland MP:
“The NBN is a key investment in the nation’s future. Since 2009, the network has kept Australians connected, supported tele-health and remote education, and boosted economic productivity by expanding access to new customers for small businesses.
“I’m pleased to see some 11,000 premises have been added to the fibre upgrade program as a result of the Albanese Government’s work to improve the NBN.
“Full-fibre connections deliver fast upload and download speeds, are more reliable and less likely to experience the sorts of prolonged faults residents across the South Coast have experienced on the Liberal and Nationals’ copper network.
“I strongly encourage locals to visit the NBN website to see whether they’re eligible for an upgrade, and take advantage of this world-class technology”.
Quotes attributable to the Member for Gilmore, Fiona Phillips MP:
“For too long, residents on the South Coast have suffered from slow internet speeds and unreliable connections. This investment will change that, providing fast and reliable broadband access to more homes and businesses in our region.”
“It is great to see an additional 11,000 premises on the South Coast, including suburbs such as Sussex Inlet, Sanctuary Point, Callala Beach and Mollymook Beach, have been added to the upgrade program.”
“This is a great win for our community and a sign that the Albanese Government is committed to improving connectivity in regional areas.”
“With faster internet speeds and greater reliability, this investment will help to create jobs, support small businesses and enhance our community.”
