Sky Muster NBN reaches 46K users

The Sky Muster NBN satellite service has overtaken the interim satellite service (ISS) in terms of the number of connections, over a span of just seven months.

The maximum number of activations achieved on the ISS was 44,447, while this week the number of Sky Muster activations reached 46,441.

"Almost 70% of the NBN rollout completed so far is in rural, regional and remote Australia,” said Minister for Regional Communications Fiona Nash.

"The fixed wireless rollout will be substantially complete in 2018. The satellite build is complete with 200,000 connections expected over the next three years.

"There have been teething problems with Sky Muster as you expect with any new technology, but nbn co has acknowledged this and acted.

"I remind that Labor's interim satellite is not Sky Muster. I've spoken to many rural people who mistakenly believed they were on Sky Muster when they were actually on the Labor interim satellite."

The Minister also welcomed the formation of a new Regional, Rural and Remote Communications Coalition, members of which the Minister met with on Thursday morning.

"I'm pleased to see a group which can both raise awareness of the issues and help to inform the public on internet access in rural Australia," the Minister said.

"I look forward to working with them as the NBN rolls out to rural, regional and remote Australia in the next three years."

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