The Government says the NBN rollout is now 99 per cent complete.

NBN Co has reached its 2019/20 end-of-year target of delivering the National Broadband Network to 11.5 million Australian homes and businesses.

Communications Minister Paul Fletcher says it is now 99 per cent complete.

“The resilience the NBN has shown in recent months, with more people working and studying at home, underlines the network's strength and adaptability,” Mr Fletcher said over the weekend.

“Since the beginning of the year, more than 1 million premises have been declared ‘Ready to Connect’ and more than 600,000 homes and businesses have signed up for an NBN service.”

NBN Co will formally advise the minister when it considers the rollout complete, which should trigger a detailed technical assessment of its network.

That assessment is needed for the minister to declare the network “built and fully operational” under the NBN Companies Act.