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

Mr Taylor said the map was an update on where fixed wireless towers and mobile phone towers were being built, when fibre would be laid in Crookwell and when satellite broadband services would be available for the vast majority of residents and property owners.

“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.

“For most of the Upper Lachlan, satellite will deliver fast broadband. Services on the new satellite launched last month are expected to be available in May next year.

“In Crookwell, optic fibre will be laid in 2017, allowing 1100 premises to connect to fast broadband. 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 right across the Upper Lachlan and 4G small cells on exchanges in smaller villages, all providing fast internet.

“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 Upper Lachlan homes and businesses updating them on mobile phone and internet coverage.