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Title

QUESTIONS ON NOTICE

National Broadband Network

Database

Senate Hansard

Date

11-05-2010

Source

Senate

Parl No.

42

Electorate

Western Australia

Interjector

 

Page

2537

Party

LP

Presenter

 

Status

Final

Question No.

2743

Questioner

Cormann, Sen Mathias

Responder

Conroy, Sen Stephen

Speaker

 

Stage

National Broadband Network

Type

 

Context

Answers to Questions on Notice

System Id

chamber/hansards/2010-05-11/0226


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Tuesday, 11 May 2010
Page: 2537


Senator Cormann asked the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, upon notice, on 11 March 2010:

For each state and territory, what are the expected commencement and completion dates of the National Broadband Network rollout.


Senator Conroy (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) —The answer to the honourable senator’s question is as follows:

Construction has already commenced in Tasmania with the first three stages covering 100 000 premises announced. The first three communities of Smithton, Scottsdale and Midway Point will be connected by July this year.

The full state-wide rollout to 200 000 Tasmanian premises is expected to take five years.

On the mainland construction is expected to commence in the second half of this calendar year on the five first release sites announced on 2 March 2010 and be complete by early 2011. These sites are:

  • A part of the suburb of Brunswick in Melbourne (VIC),
  • An area of Townsville covering parts of the suburbs of Aitkenvale and Mundingburra (QLD),
  • The coastal communities of Minnamurra and Kiama Downs south of Wollongong (NSW),
  • An area of west Armidale, including the University of New England (NSW), and
  • The rural town of Willunga (SA).

NBN Co is currently undertaking extensive planning to develop its national rollout plan and further details will be available once that planning is complete.

The Australia-wide rollout of the NBN is expected to be completed within eight years.