NBN roll-out at snail’s pace: Turnbull

The rollout of the National Broadband Network (NBN) is happening “with the determination and velocity of an arthritic snail”, says opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull.

“It will be very expensive for taxpayers but it will not result in more affordable broadband for consumers,” he told ABC radio on Wednesday.

“What’s becoming very obvious is that the risks associated with the NBN are getting greater – the risks of financial blow-outs, roll-out delays.

“In other words, as time goes on there is every indication that this project will take longer to roll out.

“People will have to wait many more years for broadband upgrades and it’s going to cost more in terms of expense to the taxpayer.”

Over the next three years to June 2015, construction of the fibre optic cable section of the $35.9 billion network will be underway or completed in areas containing 3.5 million homes and businesses in 1500 towns and suburbs across Australia.

Mr Turnbull said the roll-out was happening “with the determination and velocity of an arthritic snail”.

“They’ve only connected a couple of thousand households so far to the fibre.”

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