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Jennifer Dudley-Nicholson

NBN users gorge on fibre for healthier download speeds

A shift to faster download speeds and fibre connections is driving data usage higher. (Alan Porritt/AAP PHOTOS)

More Australians are ditching ageing copper internet connections for faster fibre optic technology in a move that has increased download speeds across the nation, NBN Co has revealed. 

More than 430,000 Australian homes and businesses upgraded their connections from older, slower technology over the past year, the broadband wholesaler disclosed in its annual results on Tuesday, which increased the firm's revenue. 

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