NBN advertisement films on street which won't have the network until 2020

Spokeswoman for NBN Co said the network will 'certainly' be available by 2020

Spokeswoman also said the company has a renewed focus on the urban roll out

The newest advertisement for the NBN roll out in Australia has chosen to film on a street which will not have NBN access until at least the year 2020.

The advertisement was filmed on Breakfast Point Boulevard at Breakfast Point, 15km from the Sydney CBD, however when that address is looked up on their website it shows no NBN access for the area.

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The videos are designed to educate consumers on what they need to know prior to switching to NBN including topics such as when and where roll outs of the new network will happen.

A spokesperson for NBN Co said the company had put renewed emphasis on the roll out of the service in urban areas, with Breakfast Point expected to be NBN ready in the coming years

A spokeswoman for NBN Co said the company had put renewed emphasis on the roll out of the service in urban areas, with Breakfast Point expected to be NBN ready in the coming years.

'It will be fine by 2020, that is a certainty,' the spokeswoman said.

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The spokeswoman said that the company was rolling out the service as quickly as is viable and explained why Breakfast Point would not have NBN until 2020.

'Parts of Breakfast Point and Concord (including the area in question) are in what’s called the design phase where approximately 1500 premises in this area are currently planned to receive the FTTC technology,' the spokeswoman said.

'Following construction, it is expected people will be able to progressively connect to the NBN network over the first half of 2020.

FTTC technology is the most recently launched technology which brings optical fibre closer to the home.

'The decision to switch some premises to FTTC is in line with our strategy to use the most cost effective technology in a given location where there otherwise would have been extensive works required,' the spokeswoman said.

'It’s important to note that FTTC is a new technology launched commercially less than three months ago.'

The spokesperson said that the company was rolling out the service as quickly as is viable and explained why Breakfast Point would not have NBN until 2020

The spokeswoman said the company was on track to hit its 2020 targets.

'NBN Co is rolling out the NBN access network as quickly and efficiently as possible and we are on track to provide access to fast and reliable broadband to all Australians by 2020,' the spokeswoman said.

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'The network is more than halfway built with 6.6 million homes and businesses across Australia currently ready to connect.'