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Improved access to key online services during COVID
Increased broadband speeds have improved performances of popular streaming services such as Netflix and YouTube during mid-September and October when compared to a pre-COVID baseline of February 2020.
The ACCC’s second Critical Services Report released today, tracks the performance of the NBN fixed-line broadband connections that support popular streaming and video conferencing services.
“These improvements are welcomed given the sustained increase in the use of video streaming services due to the pandemic,” ACCC Chair Rod Sims said.
In the first two weeks of October, Netflix’s daily download speed improved to be between 6 to 7 per cent higher than its February 2020 baseline. Over the same period, YouTube’s daily download speed was between 1 to 4 per cent higher than its February 2020 baseline.
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