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NBN hits 7 million activations

More than 7 million homes and businesses are now active on the NBN.

NBN Co has reached a new milestone today, with 7 million connections now active on the National Broadband Network.

The milestone was reached 2 months ahead of schedule, with 1 million connections being activated in the last 6 months’ alone. The network build is now over 97% complete and 11.2 million premises are ready to connect.

With the network almost complete, we take a look back at the NBN’s rollout in the below video.

NBN Co recently announced a financial relief package to help families and businesses stay connected during COVID-19.

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