NBN forced to replace almost 50,000 broadband devices damaged by lightning

The company has revealed 47,700 faulty boxes had to be replaced in just four months to March 2021 in NSW homes

NBN Co has revealed it has been forced to replace close to 50,000 faulty broadband devices in homes across New South Wales in just four months due to lightning damage.

Last week Guardian Australia reported NBN Co had been forced to replace 10,000 modems in the Blue Mountains after they had been fried after being struck by lightning. One resident reporting seeing blue sparks shooting out of the modem during a severe lightning storm this month.