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Underperforming broadband services are still a problem for some consumers, with a newly publish report revealing that 12.4% of consumers continue to experience underperforming services that “rarely come close to reaching their maximum plan speed”.

Optus has been fined $1.5 million in the Federal Court for misleading customers by telling them their services would be disconnected if they did not move from its HFC network to the national broadband network.

Labor’s shadow minister for communications Michelle Rowland says NBN Co is being deprived of much needed revenue due to NBN brownfield site activations hitting their lowest levels over the past 30 reporting weeks.

Labor Shadow Communcations Minister Michelle Rowland claims it is unthinkable that Malcolm Turnbull is spending $50 billion on a second-rate NBN that could be leaving residents on the HFC network with fifty times more network downtime when compared to those on fibre.

Technical experts who have closely followed the rollout of the NBN say Telstra's HFC network will need considerable work done on it to meet the needs of NBN customers.

NBN Co says it is close to delivering gigabit speeds to homes and businesses in six cities, including Sydney and Melbourne, following trials of new technology on its hybrid fibre coaxial (HFC) network.

NBN Co has inked contracts with six delivery partners to deliver the National Broadband Network to homes and businesses across Telstra’s HFC network around Australia.

The National Broadband Network has responded to concerns by the competition watchdog about potential unfair competition in the telco sector over an HFC deal between it and Telstra, simply confirming its credentials as Australia’s open access wholesaler only ‘non-discriminatory operator’.

The competition watchdog, the ACCC, has raised concerns about the effect on competition in the telecommunications market from the level of Telstra’s involvement in the building of the National Broadband Network.

The National Broadband Network has achieved end-users average download speeds of 84/33Mbps with a pilot of its HFC network, drawing recognition from analyst firm Ovum that the upload speeds are among the fastest delivered over commercial HFC networks globally.

The NBN Co has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Telstra for two new contracts for the design procurement and construction management of the national broadband network.