I went to the Gungahlin Community Council meeting tonight to hear NBN Co. give an update on the build in Gungahlin. Dan Flemming, head of construction for NBN Co. gave the primary presentation. He brought along the ‘box’ (NTU) that people will get when they subscribe to a retail service provider (think ISP) delivering their [...]
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Gungahlin National Broadband Network roll-out update
Tomorrow night National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) will attend the Gungahlin Community Council (GCC) meeting to give an update on the progress of the NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Date: Tuesday 13th December 2011 Time: 7:00pm-9:00pm Where: Gungahlin Library, downstairs meeting room The meeting will be attended by NBN Co’s Head of Construction [...]
NBN rollout extended in Gungahlin
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy today welcomed NBN Co’s announcement that the NBN fibre rollout has been extended in Gungahlin to 20,800 premises over the next 12 months. Senator Lundy said NBN Co, the company established to construct and operate the NBN had released its inaugural 12-month national rollout plan today, which included an [...]
Press Clipping: Gungahlin NBN work under way in October
Press clipping from the Canberra Times: Canberra’s long wait for high-speed internet delivered by the National Broadband Network will end today. The Gillard Government will announce that work on the optical fibre to the home network will begin in Gungahlin in October. NBN Co says after the first 3000 homes are connected, the network will [...]
High speed broadband for Gungahlin residents will be rolled out in October
Senator for the ACT Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh have today welcomed the announcement by NBN Co that work on the high speed broadband rollout in Gungahlin is scheduled to commence in October this year. It is estimated that the average time from the start of preliminary works to the activation of [...]
NBN Co deal welcome news for Gungahlin rollout
Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy and Member for Fraser Andrew Leigh, have welcomed the landmark announcement by Telstra and NBN Co to enter into Definitive Agreements that will help pave the way for the rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN). The Telstra-NBN Co Agreements allow for a cheaper, more-efficient rollout of the NBN [...]
NBN rolling out in Gungahlin
Last night, I attended a special meeting held by the Gungahlin Community Council where NBN Co had several representatives to outline the plans for NBN rollout in Gungahlin. Over 120 residents and local business people attended, which was impressive on a cold night! NBN Co had several representatives from their construction team and community relations. [...]
Senator Lundy briefly discusses the NBN expansion of fibre to 93%
Senator Lundy briefly discusses the announcement of the NBN expansion of the fibre to the premises 100 Mbps network from 90% of the population to 93%. TRANSCRIPT Yesterday the Federal Labor Party announced the National Broadband Network would be going further than the 90% fibre to the premises. They’ve now followed the advice of the [...]
NBN expands FTTP from 90% to 93%
Senator Kate Lundy discusses the policy announcement to expand the NBN fibre to the premises 100Mbps network from 90% to 93% of the population, with the remaining outlying areas serviced by next generation 12Mbps wireless and satellite. Transcript: Yesterday the Federal Labor Party announced the National Broadband Network would be going further than the 90% [...]
Humphries turns his back on Gungahlin: Liberals to abolish NBN
Today Senator Humphries was forced to concede that the Liberals, if elected to government, will abandon the NBN rollout in Gungahlin with no alternative plan to deliver high speed broadband. Last week Liberal Senator Gary Humphries was trying to claim credit for the announcement that Gungahlin is one of the early rollout sites for the [...]
