Mitch Fifield (Victoria, Liberal Party, Assistant Minister for Social Services) Share this | Hansard source

The plan demonstrates the significant progress that we are making. By June 2016, one in three Australians will live in areas where the NBN is accessible or where the rollout is underway—a far cry from the two per cent of premises with access to the NBN after the six years of the previous administration. The plan shows we are delivering on our pledge to prioritise underserved areas. Around 19 per cent of premises included in the rollout plan are considered underserviced, compared to 16 per cent nationally. We have also more than doubled the number of serviceable premises that have access to NBN's fixed line network, since the election, and this plan will include 7.9 million premises on the fixed line network where the NBN will start rolling out prior to 30 June 2016.