Senate debates

Monday, 2 May 2016

Questions without Notice

Broadband

3:03 pm

Photo of Fiona NashFiona Nash (NSW, National Party, Minister for Rural Health) Share this | Hansard source

I can also indicate to the chamber the great work around the speeds that the Sky Muster will provide: up to 25 megabits per second, which is going to be a great enabler. The satellite and the fixed wireless network have been a capital investment of $5.2 billion into rural and regional areas—

Senator McKenzie interjecting—

I will take Senator McKenzie's interjection: that is 'absolutely fantastic'. Recently the fixed wireless network on the NBN has seen 100,000 active services, which is a fantastic achievement and very much appreciated by those people.

Opposition senators: Fantastic!

I will take the interjection from those opposite, who indeed are saying 'fantastic', so clearly they agree! We know that the combination of the NBN satellite and the NBN fixed wireless are going to deliver never-before-seen services to many parts of the country. (Time expired)

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