NBN changes could affect thousands in southwest Sydney
Many residents and businesses could lose telephone connections from Friday when the old copper network is decommissioned.
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Thousands of residents and businesses in south west Sydney could lose their land lines by Friday when the old copper network is decommissioned.
A NBN spokeswoman said Friday, more than 63,000 existing landline phone and internet services in the Greater Sydney area will be progressively replaced by services over the NBN network.
In Canterbury Bankstown LGA, 4,343 properties need to move to NBN, with the suburbs affected being Campsie, Canterbury and Earlwood from Friday when the old copper network will be decommissioned. This is after the 18-month migration period ends.
NBN said more than 13,000 of the 55,0000 eligible premises have made the switch to the network in Canterbury Bankstown,
A NBN spokeswoman confirmed work to connect the remaining 21,000 premises in the Canterbury-Bankstown area is on track to be completed over the next few months.
In Liverpool, 294 residents in Bardia, Glenfield and Warwick Farm need to move to the broadband network if they wish to keep their landlines.
Fairfield residents living in Mt Pritchard will also be affected by the changes.
There are 456 properties in the Camden LGA which will be affected, including those in
Camden, Elderslie, Ellis Lane, Grasmere, Harrington Park, Mt Hunter, Narellan, Narellan Vale, and Smeaton Grange.
Services provided over non-NBN fibre networks, some services in apartment complexes, and some business and special services will not be impacted by the transition, the NBN spokeswoman said.
Head of NBN Local for NSW and Queensland, Ryan Williams, said this is the final stage of the transition to the NBN access network.
“If you have any special equipment that operates on your current landline, it’s important you talk with your phone and internet service provider to get the right support when moving across,” he said.
Most critical business services that operate on existing landline phone and internet services, like EFTPOS terminals and fire alarms, may be subject to disconnection.
Residents and business owners are encouraged to contact their phone and internet service provider to find out if their services are at risk of disconnection.
NBN SCAM WARNING
Darren Kane, Chief Security Officer, NBN, warned residents to be wary of scammers claiming to collect payment on behalf of the company.
“We never make unsolicited calls, request remote access to a resident’s computer or door knock to sell broadband services to the public,” he said.
Almost two million homes and businesses in NSW have ordered services over the NBN over the past 18 months. Australia-wide, more than 10 million Australian homes and businesses can now connect to it.
Details: 1800 227 300 or nbn.com.au/medicalregister.