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    Construction in progress at Armidale.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    A pit where NBN fibre was installed.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    The NBN fibre being installed in Armidale.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    The Network Terminating device, which resides in the premise where users will plug modems in to access NBN internet services.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    NBN technician testing the speeds of the network.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    Seren Trump's family was one of the first homes to be connected to the NBN in Armidale.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    Peter Erskine was also connected to the NBN in Armidale.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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    Stephen Streah, Armidale resident, connected to the NBN.

    Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

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NBN Armidale launch: photos

The National Broadband Network (NBN) was officially launched at Armidale today by Prime Minister Julia Gillard, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Independent MP Tony Windsor.

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Seren Trump's family was one of the first homes to be connected to the NBN in Armidale.

Published: May 18, 2011 -- 02:29 GMT (19:29 PDT)

Caption by: ZDNet Australia team

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