Written by Alan Kerlin Thursday, 08 July 2010 16:46
Our campaign for better broadband took a great leap forward today. Senator Stephen Conroy announced that Gungahlin is to be one of just five locations to get the second stage roll-out of the National Broadband Network.
This means that some 3000 homes in Gungahlin with the poorest internet service are going to get fibre to the home, with installations due to start in the second quarter of 2011.
NBN boss Mike Quigley told IT News that one of the key factors in choosing Gungahlin was the strong community-based campaign on poor internet speeds.
This is a credit to Russ Gillon who set up www.actbroadband.net, Senator Kate Lundy who has campaigned on the issue for years, and Gungahlin Community Council volunteers such as Kevin Cox who have agitated for change for so long.
Telstra still has plenty to answer for, so don't miss our meeting next Wednesday 14 July where local Telstra GM Chris Taylor will answer your concerns.
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