The DEC of telecommunications infrastructure in Victoria is projected to increase from $6.2 billion in 2011 to $12.6 billion in 2031.
As with NSW, Victoria is relatively densely populated and therefore has generally high broadband availability ratings. Victoria also generally ranks higher than most other states on quality and availability due to the availability of hybrid-fibre co-axial (HFC) in Melbourne.
In Victoria, 93 per cent of premises have access to ADSL, 85 per cent have 3G mobile coverage, 61 per cent have 4G coverage, 33 per cent have access to HFC and three per cent have access to fibre to the premises.343 One per cent of premises also have National Broadband Network fixed network access, and this category is growing rapidly.
For overall quality of fixed broadband service, Victoria has a relatively small share of premises that receive the highest level of service, but the largest share of premises that receive the top and next best level in aggregate of any state.
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343. Department of Communications (2013)