Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Demand for the NBN is strong. In just a year, take-up in Kiama has been 38 per cent, and 35 per cent in Willunga. The member for Wentworth's commitment, in his speech last year at the Press Club, was to provide access for 24 megabits. And in May this year he said that 25 megabits were more than adequate for residential consumers. But just this week the Victorian Minister for Technology released a report from Deloitte Access Economics that finds, surprisingly, a strong demand for high-speed broadband, particularly for speeds above 50 megabits.

So the report found existing demand for 350,000 services at speeds above 50 megabits. But Mr Turnbull says, 'No, you can't have that. You can only have 25 megabits.' Mr Turnbull should meet the Victorian minister and they should have a chat. (Time expired)