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NBN Co only expects 400,000 FTTN users to have active fibre services by 2024
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Uneven progress among members hampers EU's digital ambitions
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NBN Co to spend $3bn upgrading half of FTTN network to full fibre
Faster connections to be available 'on demand'.
Sep 23 2020 6:25AM
NBN Co limits gigabit services to just 7 percent of HFC footprint
Similarly constrains access to 250 Mbps tier.
May 29 2020 1:07AM
NBN Co to trial 750/50Mbps as 'near gigabit' HFC tier
First outcome from closed-door gigabit consultation.
Dec 19 2019 1:00PM
NBN Co redirects $200m wireless capex into HFC, FTTC
After 91,000 phantom premises cut from rollout.
Oct 22 2019 6:55AM
NBN Co to revive HFC self-installation option
After pausing launch plans in 2017.
Oct 14 2019 7:00AM
NBN Co's FTTC and HFC build costs rise again
Civil works blamed.
Aug 19 2019 1:40PM
NBN Co plans four-month HFC blitz
Releasing up to 200,000 premises a month to sale.
Feb 20 2019 7:28AM
NBN Co reveals 58 percent of HFC network still unserviceable
Almost 1.2m premises can’t support a retail service.
Dec 13 2018 12:16PM
NBN Co gives first sign its FTTC targets are achievable
As new numbers also show Vodafone’s early NBN success.
Nov 13 2018 11:40AM
NBN Co's HFC pause cost $900m
Long-awaited number released.
Aug 31 2018 10:38AM
NBN Co activates 8000 HFC lines since sales freeze lifted
Continues to refuse to quantify financial impact of freeze.
Aug 16 2018 9:07AM
RSPs manage 1192 active NBN HFC services in two months
After sales freeze lifted.
Aug 15 2018 6:55AM
NBN Co activates 'thousands' of DOCSIS 3.1 HFC premises
Cuts back on node splitting.
Aug 8 2018 6:01AM
NBN Co's HFC sales freeze hits 1.38m premises
Stakes are high.
Jul 6 2018 4:43PM
Optus fined $1.5m for forcing HFC customers onto NBN
Chasing migration payment 'bounty'.
May 23 2018 8:37AM
NBN Co's HFC freeze weighs on Optus results
Undoes performance gains elsewhere.
May 17 2018 12:25PM
NBN Co chief gets frank about copper's problems
Helped quicken the rollout but caused ongoing issues.
Apr 27 2018 1:24PM
NBN Co leaves fresh batch of FTTC converts until last
Analysis: Where the 440,000 flipped HFC premises are.
Apr 20 2018 7:00AM
NBN Co raised scrapping HFC with govt two years ago
But discussions never went beyond informal stage.
Apr 12 2018 7:04AM
NBN Co will flip 440,000 mostly-HFC premises to FTTC
As it begins to lift HFC sales freeze.
Apr 10 2018 9:30AM
