WIMMERA residents met National Broadband Network representatives on Wednesday to learn more about the network’s rollout and services.
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NBN Local Victorian and Tasmanian manager Ebony Aitken said about 50 people attended sessions in Horsham and Ararat.
She said the most common thing those who had already signed up to the NBN wanted to know was how to get the most from their service.
“For visitors who had not yet switched, their enquiries related to when they would be able to make the switch and what they needed to do,” she said.
“Once we switch on the fixed line NBN broadband access network on in a particular area, residents and businesses have an 18-month window to contact their preferred phone or internet provider and make the switch.
“After this time, the network will replace most existing landline phone and internet services and the copper network will be decommissioned.”
Horsham’s Anthony and Faye Molloy attended the Horsham session to find what to consider before signing up. “We don’t really know anything – it’s all new to us,” Mr Molloy said.
“We wanted to find out about the speeds mainly.
“We don’t use the internet a lot but we have a computer at home and we know we have to switch.
I’m more worried about what happens when there’s no power and you don’t have a phone line – that’s my biggest concern.”
A third information session was in Warracknabeal on Thursday.