(Telecompaper) The Australian Department of Communications has announced that the National Broadband Network (NBN) has reached a major milestone with more than 10 million Australian homes and businesses ready to connect to broadband services. Australia's largest infrastructure project is on track for completion in mid-2020. More than 85 percent of the network build is now complete and 5.6 million homes and businesses have already connected to the NBN's broadband services. In the past 12 months, the NBN has connected an additional 2.9 million Australian premises to internet services.