Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party, Minister for Territories, Local Government and Major Projects) Share this | Hansard source

Four hundred and twelve thousand premises will be covered. It has been a daunting technical task to get this satellite launched. Pleasingly, it is now in its geostationary orbit. There are a series of tests that now need to be carried out. Commercial service is expected by mid-2016, and at that point Australians will be able place orders for a service delivered over the long-term satellite service. This is a game changer for satellite broadband services in remote and regional Australia, and the Turnbull government is again delivering where Labor conspicuously failed to.

Mr Husic interjecting—

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