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Helpline for regional broadband launches to help boost internet in the bush
“Coming from the city myself, I definitely was one of those people that took it for granted.”
Jenna Widdison moved from Brisbane to Adelong, in regional New South Wales, last year.
That was the moment she was struck by just how hard getting connected to the internet in the bush really was.
Key points:
- The Regional Tech Hub, which will assist Australians in regional areas improve their internet connections, launches this week
- The formal NBN rollout is complete but state governments, councils and even community groups are making a patchwork of internet upgrades
- The Hub is based on the model of successful volunteer group Better Internet for Regional, Rural and Remote Australia
“Moving back and having troubles with connection, I think you don’t…
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