Region. NBN hookup in 2013

More than 11,000 premises in Blacktown, and about 17,800 premises in Penrith will be connected will have access to the National Broadband Network by early 2013. The two cities are among 49 sites where the $36 billion rollout of high-speed internet will begin next year. “Initiatives such as the Penrith Health and Education Precinct, with its related tele-health projects, will now be more attractive and viable with this infrastructure roll-out,” said chairman of the Penrith Business Alliance,” Paul Brennan.