On Friday, Fairfax Media revealed that NBN Co had warned the incoming government that it had doubts about the cost effectiveness of its planned fibre to the node model and the viability of its delivery deadlines.

Before the election, Mr Taylor and the Coalition promised every Australian would have access to internet speeds of 25 megabits per second by 2016, with 90pc having access to 50 megabits per second by 2019.

However, a report warned that due to the complexity of conditions the company had to deal with, it was unlikely it would be able to undertake the required volume of roll outs to meet the set targets.

Mr Taylor dismissed the report, saying its findings weren’t credible and that nothing had changed in terms of delivery for Goulburn.

“It’s an out of date report, written to defend a failed project,” he said, referring to Labor’s more costly fibre to the premises model, which had the ability to deliver speeds of up to 100 megabits per second to 93pc of homes.

Mr Taylor said the report was commissioned by two people who were no longer at NBN Co.

“I think it is of little relevance or consequence and the (Communications) Minister (Malcolm Turnbull) is still very confident we will deliver 25 megabits per second at a minimum by 2016. Nothing has changed,” he said.

A Senate committee also heard last week that the new government’s plan - which is expected to cost $17 billion less to complete than the Labor model - would significantly reduce expected revenue for the company building it.

Not only does the Coalition’s policy remove the availability of more expensive higher speed packages, it will also mean people are less likely to upload and download at the volume they would if they had access to higher speeds.

Additionally, the new plan will reverse the previous government’s planned ‘monopoly’ on high speed broadband, with NBN Co likely to face infrastructure competition from telcos offering alternative technologies, such as hybrid fibrecoaxial networks and high speed wireless.

But Mr Taylor was also dismissive of these suggestions, labelling them “truly bizarre”.

“All around the world what you’re seeing is the commercial entities are rolling out fibre to the node not fibre to the premises except where there is dense apartment living and that is because it is more profitable,” he said.

“I just don’t understand (where those claims) are coming from or how they can even be close to being correct… “ The Hume MP said the charges for access to 25 megabits would be no higher than what people are currently paying.

He also said his party “did the numbers” before the election and they factored in that people wouldn’t be purchasing the more expensive, higher speed packages.

“I have no doubts whatsoever that the model we are putting together is far more commercial than the previous one.

It will also be much faster and easier to implement,” he said.

“It will be a challenge to meet our 2016 deadline but we’re committed to it and I couldn’t think of a better person than Malcolm Turnbull to be leading the charge. He is fired up and passionate about it.” The government is currently doing a strategic review which will give a clearer timetable of when the rollout will hit Goulburn.

Meantime, Senator for NSW Ursula Stephens told the Post she was very disappointed by the changes to the NBN model and cut backs in speeds.

“The Coalition’s NBN plan has never stacked up,” she said.

“Mr Turnbull supports Labor’s faster fibre to the home option in his overseas investment portfolio but supports a second rate system here in Australia… The Coalition has created so many delays already it seems very unlikely that we will see things happening by 2016.”