There are two key sign ups you can undertake:
Register your details with Opticomm
First of all, check whether or not your premise is in the current network rollout area (see Will the network reach my place in the Fibre FAQ). If your address is listed on the official Opticomm list, you need to register with Opticomm to ensure they have your details to get in contact with you when the time comes to organising your fibre lead-in cable. To do so, and for more information read here.
Join WCAG
For general project updates, you can join WCAG. This is entirely separate from and should not be confused with signing up with Opticomm. Joining WCAG allows you to get up to date information from us about key network events and information as we know it. We have promised not pass on your personal details to third parties without your permission, and this is the reason we cannot just pass on your details to Opticomm.
Sign up is free, and doesn’t cost you anything. Furthermore, it does not commit you to taking up the final offer either. It is merely a way to indicate to us that you (the owner of your property) are interested in obtaining a fast, reliable and affordable internet solution. We will then make every attempt to include your property on the cable routes being considered.
To sign up with WCAG for general project updates visit our joining survey.
No. NBN has already considered our area “ready for service” using the NBN Skymuster satellite option and is NOT planning on laying any fibre in our area any time soon. We all know that the NBN Satellite service is sub-standard and not fit for purpose however we (as a small group of residents) do not have the ability to alter the NBN rollout.
No. If you choose to stay connected via your existing ADSL/Wireless/Satellite connection, this network will not affect you. All we are doing is providing the area with another communications option – one which we believe is vastly superior to existing offers.
Having said this, we do know that the Productivity Commission’s recommendations are for the removal of the existing Universal Service Obligation (USO) by 2020, and that when this occurs, Telstra will have no obligation to maintain its copper network so ADSL may no longer be a supported option.
A FTTP network with fibres along the road, and lead-ins to residences within the coverage area. The network will be built by Opticomm. See the Fibre FAQ.
Details will be provided once known. The next step in the process is the community engagement, so please sign up with us to stay up to date!