Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is welcoming feedback on a telecommunications map being sent to Goulburn district homes and businesses. Angus Video Clip >> 

Mr Taylor said the map was an update on when NBN optic fibre was being laid locally and where fixed wireless towers and mobile phone towers were being built. “It’s always easier to see what’s happening when it’s on a map. There is a fast broadband solution for all locations in Hume,” he said.

“In north Goulburn, NBN optic fibre has started to roll out this month and the rollout will continue across the city into next year, allowing 9800 premises to connect to fixed line fast broadband.

“Fixed wireless towers are another way that fast broadband is being delivered to the district. Towers are going up at Tallong, Wingello and Marulan. Across more outlying areas of the district, fast satellite broadband services are expected to be available from May next year.

“While work has already started on the rollout of fibre in Goulburn and will soon start on the building of towers in other locations, it will then be a number of months before connections are available, but I will keep the community closely informed about where things are up to.

“I’m asked a lot about the meantime. What do we do while we’re waiting for NBN to arrive? My response is that the delivery of the national broadband network is bringing unprecedented competition into telecommunications. The carriers are finally being forced to compete. There are new data packages becoming available, new services such as 4GX internet being activated on towers across the Goulburn district. This is a constantly changing space. The technology is moving fast and the competition is hotting up. All for the benefit of the customer. So I encourage people to check in with their preferred provider to see what’s on offer.”

Caption: Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor is welcoming feedback on a map to Goulburn district homes and businesses updating them on mobile phone and internet coverage.