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• ​NBN set to hit 1 million connections

  NBN said it is weeks away from hitting 1 million premises across Australia with an active connection to the national broadband network.
  

• ​iiNet founder Michael Malone joins NBN board

  iiNet founder and former CEO, Michael Malone, has joined the NBN board, filling a vacancy left Internode co-founder, Simon Hackett, who resigned to focus on his involvement in ASX-listed company, Redflow Limited.
  

• ​Internet Australia calls for ‘fibre-to-the-driveway’

  A peak body representing internet users has proposed that the federal government abandon fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) technology for the national broadband network in favour of ‘fibre-to-the-driveway.’
  

• NBN overhauls CVC pricing model

  NBN has announced a new discount model for its controversial connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) charge, heeding calls from ISPs that original pricing was unsustainable.

• ​Labor MP slams Turnbull’s NBN as Aussie broadband speeds fall behind

  Shadow Communications Minister, Jason Clare, has slammed the Liberal Party’s takeover of the National Broadband Network following new research showing a substantial drop in world rankings for average peak connection speed.​

• Leaked NBN document reveals low cost FTTP trial

  A newly leaked document on the National Broadband Network has revealed that nbn (the company) has trialled a low cost fibre-to-the-premise (FTTP) solution.

• ​Internet service complaints rise

  Complaints about internet services from customers across Australia rose 11.6 per between October and December, 2015 compared to the same period a year earlier, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) said on Friday.
  

• Government releases framework for NBN switchover

  The Turnbull government has released its Migration Assurance Policy (MAP) framework for switching homes over to the fixed-line national broadband network.

• NBN data boost for rural Australians

  Rural Australians are set to benefit from a national broadband network data boost due to added use of nbn (the company) technologies and satellite technology.

• ​NBN upgrades wireless services

  NBN, the company rolling out the national broadband network, has upgraded its fixed wireless service, offering 50/20Mbps to homes and business in regional and rural Australia.
  

• ​IT security workers to command the highest salaries

  IT security specialists are expected to command the biggest salary increases over the next five years, according to a new report.

• ​NBN to recruit 2,000 workers

  NBN, the organisation deploying the national broadband network, is on the hunt for around 2,000 workers, including those with minimal or no telecommunications experience, to help with the rollout.
  

• ​NBN installing new copper between pillar and node

  NBN, the company rolling out the national broadband network, is installing brand new copper "between the node and the pillar" for its fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network.
  

• ​NBN to reach 9.5 million buildings by 2018

  NBN has unveiled an ambitious three-year construction plan to connect the national broadband network to 9.5 million premises by September 2018.
  

• ​NBN’s Sky Muster satellite: From launch to services

  At 6:30am this morning, NBN’s first satellite – Sky Muster – blasted into orbit from its launch pad in French Guiana, South America.