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Australia comes last on broadband satisfaction as NBN blame game continues

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An international survey has revealed Australia ranks last when it comes to broadband satisfaction.


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By Jin Sun Lane, Riley Morgan

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An international survey has revealed Australia ranks last when it comes to broadband satisfaction.


The survey of more than 21,000 adults across 28 countries, carried out by Ipsos Global Advisor, asked residents how they rated their high-speed broadband, with 61 per cent of Australians rating the quality as "fairly poor" or "very poor".

Only 32 per cent of Australians rated broadband quality as fairly good or very good with 7 per cent indifferent.

More than 60 per cent of people asked in New Zealand, the United States and India rated their satisfaction as fairly good or very good.

Serbia, South Korea and Colombia were the happiest nations - topping the survey with a 72 per cent or more satisfaction rating.

Meanwhile Liberal and Labor parties continue the blame game after the Telecommunication Industry Ombudsman revealed that NBN complaints have spiked in 2017.


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