November 30, 2014
Areas around Blackbutt, Murgon and Nanango are expected to benefit under a new broadband rollout plan to be announced on Monday by NBN Co.
The three towns – which will receive a wireless broadband service – are included in the new plan which covers more than 80 cities, suburbs and towns across Queensland in construction work scheduled up to June 2016.
An NBN Co spokesman said the expansion of the rollout was the first to reflect the company’s new “flexible multi-technology approach” and was an important step towards reaching its goal of eight million National Broadband Network connections by 2020.
“This is exciting news for the suburbs and towns which have been added to our construction schedule as it means work to build the network is expected to be underway by mid-2016,” NBN Co spokesman Ryan Williams said:
“Naturally some people will be disappointed that they are not included in today’s plan but ultimately no one misses out as the NBN will be made available to every Australian family and business by 2020.”
- More information on the new construction schedule is available online
Related articles:
- New Satellite Option For Broadband
- Wireless Broadband Ready To Go
- 12 Towers Under Construction
- More NBN Towers Start To Take Shape
- NBN To Roll Out In Yarraman
- Three More NBN Towers Approved
- NBN On The Way
- Council Processing NBN Applications
- NBN ‘Five Years Too Late’
- NBN Coming To Gympie Shire and Blackbutt
- High-Speed Broadband On The Way
- Fixed Wireless Broadband In 2013
- Future Plans For Fibre-Optic Broadband
- South Burnett ‘To Miss Out On NBN’
Areas that missed out on the NBN roll out will be offered the option to pay for the connection once NBN Co rolls out its fibre on demand product next year.