If you’ve ever scrolled through Gumtree or Facebook Marketplace, you’ve likely seen people selling something that’s absolutely not their property.
Australian online marketplaces are awash with listings for “NBN connection boxes”, which are devices that connect your home or work to the national broadband network so you can use the internet.
These little boxes, usually white or black with the NBN Co logo, are typically found tucked away under desks or in closets in most Australian houses. Crucially, these belong neither to the homeowner nor the person who signed up with the internet provider.
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