The Victorian Government has lashed out at the rollout plan of the National Broadband Network (NBN), saying it has ‘left Victoria stuck in slow motion.’

 

State Minister for Technology Gordon Rich-Phillips said the pace of the rollout had fallen well below demand for high speed internet.

 

In releasing a telecommunications report by Deloitte Access Economics, Mr Rich-Phillips said that it showed that over 350,000 Victorian households and businesses want faster broadband than currently available to them.

 

"The rollout of the NBN is failing to keep pace with demand for high-speed broadband services in Victoria," Mr Rich-Phillips said.

 

"In just two years, the number of premises that would upgrade to high speed broadband services has increased by 63 per cent. More than 350,000 Victorian homes and businesses would take up high speed broadband services if it was available to them.