National Broadband Network: 21st century broadband
The Australian Government announced on 7 April 2009 it would establish a new company to invest up to $43 billion over eight years delivering superfast broadband to Australian homes and workplaces. To turn its vision into action the Government has:established the Australian National Broadband Network to build and operate the network, providing 90 per cent ‘fibre to the premises’ coverage delivering speeds of 100 megabits per second with remaining coverage through state of the art wireless and satellite technologies, offering speeds of up to 12 megabits per second or more, to people living in more remote parts of rural Australia

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