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Fixed wireless broadband coming to the North and mid-North Coasts of NSW

Posted on Wednesday 16 May 2012 by Dan Warne

A stunning sunset over the Coffs Harbour Jetty -- photograph by Michael Rawle (creative commons attribution licence)

Just announced: people living in areas surrounding Coffs Harbour, Taree, and Port Macquarie are expected to have access to NBN Co’s Fixed Wireless Broadband service from mid-2013.

Homes and businesses in the North and mid-North coasts of NSW are planned to have access to wholesale speeds of up to 12Mbps.

Fifteen thousand premises in over 170 suburbs are expected to receive a fixed wireless service, with the rollout planned to be fully completed in 2015.

For those living outside these areas, who aren’t in the long term fibre footprint, fast broadband is expected to be available via satellite.

NBN Co is currently building two high performance satellites which are planned to be launched into orbit and fully operational by 2015.

Importantly, the NBN has uniform national wholesale pricing, which means that the prices it charges service providers to connect people in and around Coffs Harbour, Taree, and Port Macquarie will be the same as the prices it charges for NBN connection in Sydney, Newcastle, and Wollongong.

"Like water and electricity, the Gillard Government sees fast broadband as an essential utility that should be made available to all Australians," Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, said today.

NBN Co’s fixed-wireless and satellite services are being delivered to the parts of Australia that are outside the 93% of homes and businesses that will receive fibre to the premises. NBN Co plans to install fibre in towns of 1000 premises or more.

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By Dan Warne, NBN Co Blog Editor

Dan has been a technology journalist for the last 10 years, first with broadband community site Whirlpool.net.au, and later with APC Magazine and Sydney Morning Herald. He has a baby boy, two chocolate labradors, and a fascination with broadband and everything it can make possible. Email: danwarne@nbnco.com.au

Legal stuff you need to know:

When we talk about speeds delivered over the National Broadband Network, we are referring to the wholesale speed to telephone and internet service providers. The speed you can achieve, and services you can use, on your individual connection will depend on many factors including the services you subscribe to, the software and communication protocols you use, quality of your equipment and connection to your home/business, the broadband plans offered by your telephone or internet provider and how it designs its network to cater for multiple users.

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