The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has added over 1.35 million premises to its rollout schedule across 190 towns and suburbs.

The announcement takes the scheduled number of premises to be connected to the service to 4.85 million over the next three years.

We're getting on with the job of rolling out the NBN in every state and territory. Our plan is to deliver better broadband to every Australian over the remaining 8 years of this 10-year build,” NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley said.

The announcement comes after recent figures released by the NBN Co show that in areas where the service has been available for 12 months, around a third of eligible households have purchased an NBN package.

According to a recent study of the first release site in Brunswick, Melbourne, nearly half of existing NBN users polled said household internet costs were roughly the same since switching to the NBN, and 14% were paying less by using an internet phone service instead of a separate land line.

By 30 June 2016, 4.8 million homes, business, schools and hospitals will see construction commence or be complete, including:

  • An additional 406,100 premises in New South Wales, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 1,416,800
  • An additional 303,000 premises in Victoria, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 994,600
  • An additional 255,700 premises in Queensland, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 934,300
  • An additional 181,500 premises in Western Australia, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 610,700
  • An additional 117,700 premises in South Australia, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 445,000
  • An additional 45,000 premises in the Australian Capital Territory, bringing the total number of premises with construction commenced or complete to more than 180,300
  • In the Northern Territory, the rollout of the NBN will be complete for more than 65,400 premises by the end of 2015.
  • In Tasmania, the rollout of the NBN will be complete for more than 208,400 homes and businesses by the end of 2015.
  • And more than 7,303 schools, 663 hospitals, 120 university campuses and 1,415 aged care facilities across the country.