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  • Apr, 2012

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    Whether Sign up for Access to NBN

    Q. When the NBN becomes available in your area, will you sign up for internet access? 

     

    Total

    Vote Labor

    Vote Lib/Nat

    Vote Greens

    Definitely will

    15%

    22%

    11%

    24%

    Probably will

    31%

    39%

    24%

    34%

    Probably not

    16%

    8%

    24%

    7%

    Definitely not

    6%

    1%

    10%

    2%

    Don’t know

    33%

    29%

    31%

    34%

     

    46% say they will definitely or probably sign up for internet access when the NBN becomes available in their area – 22% will probably or definitely not and 33% don’t know.

    Younger respondents were only a little more likely to sign up – 48% of those aged under 35 compared to 46% of aged 35-54 and 41% of those aged 55+.

    There were no major demographic differences. The main differences were by voting intention – 61% of Labor voters and 58% of Greens voters said they would definitely/probably sign up compared to only 35% of Liberal/National voters.

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