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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Technology
Amy Remeikis

Labor promises full-fibre NBN access to 1.5m homes and businesses by 2025

Two tradespeople wearing protective equipment install NBN in a suburban street
NBN users who have copper connections will have the choice of upgrading to faster full-fibre wiring instead. Photograph: Brendan Esposito/AAP

Labor is announcing movement on its promise to improve the national broadband network, with money in Tuesday’s budget to expand full-fibre access to 1.5m homes and businesses, mainly in outer city and regional areas.

Labor had been highly critical of the Coalition government’s decision to change the NBN from the planned fibre-to-the-premises model to a multi-technology mix model that used the existing and ageing copper network.

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