The National Broadband Network Co (NBN Co) has announced it has exceeded its target of construction or completion of services covering an estimated 758,000 premises for the 2012 year.

NBN Co’s CEO, Mike Quigley, announced that the service was now in the process of being delivered to 784,592 premises across the nation.

“The National Broadband Network is an ambitious project which requires the efforts of many people working cooperatively towards a common goal. To have achieved our year-end target is both pleasing for all involved and a clear indication that the NBN project is ramping up to full volume rollout,” Mr Quigley said.

“I particularly thank our network planning and design team, our contract managers and our construction partners for their efforts. By working together to achieve this year-end outcome the combined project team has established the settings to reach the peak rollout target of passing over 6000 premises a day by 2015,” Mr Quigley said. 

The Acting Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Kim Carr, welcomed the announcement by NBN Co that it had exceeded its target of having NBN fibre construction commenced or complete for 758,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2012.

"The ramp up of NBN construction activity will continue in 2013, with more workers hauling fibre, more areas switching on the NBN, and more families and businesses connecting,” Senator Carr said.