The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced it expects to deliver services to 12,800 Tasmanian premises in the coming weeks.

 

The announcement comes after the NBN was formally switched on in Deloraine in Launceston.

 

The combination of the new locations, those about to come on line and the existing sites in Tasmania will bring to 12,800 the number of premises in Tasmania able to connect to the fibre optic network. 

 

“Tasmanians were the first in the nation to take advantage of the improved broadband access that the NBN will eventually deliver to every Australian. I’m delighted that from today many more will be able to benefit from this essential upgrade to Australia’s decades-old telecommunications infrastructure. I thank residents for their cooperation, understanding and patience during construction,” chairman of NBN Tasmania Greg McCann said.

 

“The job ahead for NBN Co in Tasmania is to roll out the network across the remainder of the state. It’s a construction project that will see the creation of up to 800 new jobs at the peak of the rollout and the establishment of a permanent Tasmanian workforce to maintain the network.”