Federal Member for Hume Angus Taylor was delighted to announce the first National Broadband Network’s (NBN) towers in his electorate were up near Cowra and Young.
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Mr Taylor said there were six new towers under construction in the Cowra and Young local government areas, which would provide fast broadband access to thousands of residents.
The towers are located at Koorawatha, along the Olympic Highway between Cowra and Koorawatha, Gooloogong, the Lachlan Valley Way between Gooloogong and Cowra, south of Canowindra, and between Derbys Falls and Wyangala.
“I was at Koorawatha last weekend and saw one of the new towers. They’ve been a long time coming,” Mr Taylor said.
“There’s still a wait for these areas to be connected. NBNCo says it takes about 12 months from construction until nearby residents and businesses can hook up to the internet, but finally we can see a tower or two.”
Mr Taylor said the Coalition Government’s NBN rollout will deliver network competition from the private sector.
“We will match technologies to locations and prioritise to those parts of Australia that need it most, like my electorate of Hume,”he said