This was published 10 years ago
Labor to ditch Coalition government's 'fibre to the node' NBN model
AAP
Workers installing a fibre optic cable as part of the National Broadband Network rollout. (AAP) AAP
Labor will ditch delivering the national broadband network via fibre to the node if it wins the next election.
In a speech in Melbourne, the opposition's communications spokesman Jason Clare said Labor would return to a fibre network instead of Malcolm Turnbull's policy of adopting the use of copper.
Advertisement
"If you vote for the Labor Party at the next election you will be voting for more fibre," he said on Wednesday.
Share a tip-off, video or photo with us