NBN Co: Countdown for copper switch-off for 25,000 homes - Computerworld

NBN Co: Countdown for copper switch-off for 25,000 homes - Computerworld: "Residents and businesses at around 25,000 premises in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania will be forced onto the National Broadband Network (NBN) in around 19 months, after copper and cable internet in their suburbs is switched off.

The services will be switched off in 15 locations at the end of an 18-month period, which begins 23 November this year, once the areas are NBN-ready.

Internet access via Telstra's HFC network will be affected, but not pay TV. Internet access over Optus' HFC network will be switched off at a later date. Other services, such as ISDN connections and services over Telstra's Megalink offering, will not be affected by the 23 November countdown."

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NBN Sets First Copper Network Switch-Off Date | Lifehacker Australia

NBN Sets First Copper Network Switch-Off Date | Lifehacker Australia: "Many of us are hanging out for the day when the National Broadband Network (NBN) first becomes available in our areas, but the network has just passed a different milestone: it has set a switch-off date for the copper network in those locations where NBN fibre is already well-established.

An 18-month countdown to switch-off commences on November 23 2012, which gives a final date of May 23, 2014. On that date, copper services passing approximately 25,000 premises will be switched off. You won’t be forced to connect to the NBN if you don’t want to, but you won’t be able to stick with the copper status quo in those areas. There are plenty of choices for NBN providers.

For reference, these are the main areas affected and the number of premises that have been passed. Self-evidently, this doesn’t cover every household in those locations: if the NBN hasn’t been connected in your street and you live in one of these towns, the 18-month cut-off won’t apply."

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Did you know that our copper network is being switched off? | NBN - National Broadband Network - Australia

Did you know that our copper network is being switched off? | NBN - National Broadband Network - Australia: "The countdown has begun for the switchover to fibre in 15 locations across the country.

People in areas covering approximately 25,000 homes and businesses will make the switch to the fibre network over an 18 month timeframe, which began on 23 November 2012.

In the future, Telstra and other providers will all offer internet and phone services over the NBN fibre network."

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Worst of the worst: Photos of Australia’s copper network | Delimiter

Worst of the worst: Photos of Australia’s copper network | Delimiter: "photo gallery You don’t always have a perfect day. Some days, you just get out of bed on the wrong side of the bed, and things go wrong for you all day. Australia’s copper telecommunications network is like that. Most days it works OK, but on some days it’s just a shocker. And there’s a very good reason why — it’s old and in many areas it hasn’t been maintained very well."

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NBN Co set to revise rollout targets

NBN Co set to revise rollout targets: "The company building the national broadband network is preparing to downgrade politically crucial rollout targets by up to half of those initially forecast, as it faces mounting pressure ahead of the federal election."

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NBN Co set to revise rollout targets

NBN Co set to revise rollout targets: "The company building the national broadband network is preparing to downgrade politically crucial rollout targets by up to half of those initially forecast, as it faces mounting pressure ahead of the federal election."

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iiNet signs 10,000 customers up to the NBN | Business Spectator

iiNet signs 10,000 customers up to the NBN | Business Spectator: "iiNet has hit a milestone in its campaign to sign users up to the NBN, with the company saying its connected more than 10,000 of its customers to the new network."

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