NBN Co has announced the next group of suburbs that will be receiving fibre upgrades as a part of their network improvement program. More than 300,000 homes and businesses in the suburbs will become eligible for broadband speeds up to 1000mbps as a result of the upgrades.
Faster internet could be on the cards for Victorians with the state government and NBN Co signing a co-investment agreement to deliver more fibre and quicker internet to more areas across the state.
Internet service provider TPG Telecom has signed a new wholesale agreement that could see up to 40 new retailers start selling plans on their Fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) network.
More than 400,000 residential broadband customers moved to higher speed plans in the June 2021 quarter, a report from the ACCC has shown.
The infrastructure upgrade across the NBN network is underway, with the aim for 10,000 homes to be eligible for faster internet speeds by the end of this year before extending to other households over 2022 and 2023.
NBN Co. has offered over $5 million in ‘relief credit’ to internet service providers, but has ignored calls to reinstate measures it implemented earlier in the COVID-19 pandemic. The proposed relief comes after half of Australians re-entered lockdown, causing online traffic to increase by 30-40%.
Last week, the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA) announced a new partnership with sister telco providers Tangerine and More Telecom that will see the bank offer its customers discounted broadband plans.
Mozo has found that 81% of Australians are loaded up with streaming subscriptions to stay entertained, but failing to cancel subscriptions could prove a costly mistake.
Telstra has announced a range of new deals on their fast NBN plans, offering credit on your bill and no connection fee for new customers along with a 3-month standard BINGE subscription for new subscribers.
You would think that a speedy, affordable internet connection would be a top priority for many these days. Right? Well actually no. In fact, 61% of Australians* Mozo surveyed recently have never switched internet providers!