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Tamania’s state capital is also Australia’s second oldest capital city, originally founded as a penal colony in what was then known as Van Diemen’s Land.

Tasmania has been chosen as an NBN test site for the National Broadband Network (NBN).

As part of formulating and testing construction techniques, the government plans to:

“fast-track negotiations with the Tasmanian Government, as suggested by the Panel of Experts, to build upon its National Broadband Network proposal to begin the rollout of a FTTP network and next generation wireless services in Tasmania as early as July.”

After a tender process, Aurora Energy, was chosen to roll-out backhaul fibre between points of interconnect in Tasmania, as well as fibre to the premises in conjunction with Tasmania NBN Co (TNBN Co).

The Tasmanian test sites will be rolled out in three stages. The first stage covers the towns of Midway Point, Scottsdale and Smithton, with intentions to deliver the first NBN services beginning July from Internet Service Providers (ISPs) Internode, iiNet and iPrimus.

Second stage towns include Sorell, Deloraine, George Town, St Helens, Triabunna, Kingston Beach and South Hobart.

90,000 premises will be connected in Hobart, Launceston, Devonport and Burnie, as part of the roll-out’s third stage.

Tamania’s state capital is also Australia’s second oldest capital city, originally founded as a penal colony in what was then known as Van Diemen’s Land.

Tasmanian NBN Company (TNBN Co), a wholly own subsidiary of NBN Co, will roll out and operate fibre to homes in Hobart as part of the Stage 3 Tasmanian NBN test sites. Fibre will be rolled out to 100,000 premises in the city under the construction stage, as part of a $100 million construction budget.

Despite poor take-up of stage 1 trial NBN services, opt-out legislation passed by state Parliament in early 2011 will ensure greater availability of services at stage 2 and 3 sites.