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Australians pay $84 a month for their internet. Why so expensive, and what can be done to lower the cost?

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79% Informative

Australians are paying an average of $ 84 per month for internet access on the NBN .

About 8.6 m of the 12.5 m premises able to connect to the NBN are now using the service in Australia .

Survey found 74% of those who use less than 50 GB per month are still paying over $60 per month, with an average bill of $ 71 .

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81

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79

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64

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formal

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English

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45

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