Optic fibre will be rolled out in Crookwell in two years, allowing 1100 premises to connect to fast broadband. Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor said NBN Co had announced its 3 year rollout plan for fast broadband and there was now clarity for all communities in his electorate.

“Crookwell will receive fibre to the node (FTTN) in the first half of 2017. Yes, it sounds a fair way away but not all centres can be connected immediately. This is a massive national rollout – some will get connected earlier than others.”

Mr Taylor said the NBN fixed line and fixed wireless rollout would deliver access to fast broadband to 42,000 premises (businesses and homes) in Hume in the next three years.

 “Across much of the Upper Lachlan, satellite broadband will be the mechanism for delivering fast internet, as well as 4G and 4GX technology.

“Satellite broadband is very fast and reliable and, unlike Labor, we’ll be providing enough capacity for regional users. We’ve just successfully launched the first of two new NBN satellites, with satellite connections expected to be available from May next year.

“Fast broadband is on its way to all of Hume,” Mr Taylor said.

“There won’t be much Upper Lachlan activity on the NBN website until work has actually started on the ground. This was an undertaking made by the Government, so that people are not being misled about project starting times, as they were under the Labor Government.”

“At Wades Hill in Crookwell and at Bigga and Dalton, Telstra has already activated 4G small cells which deliver fast internet coverage inside the village boundaries. 4G will continue to be rolled out across small centres in the regions.”

Please visit the NBN Co website for more information on the NBN rollout  http://www.nbnco.com.au

Caption: Angus Taylor recently with Telstra representatives and former parliamentary secretary for communications Paul Fletcher testing out internet speeds available in small communities such as Dalton, as a result of new small cell technology.