TPG Telecom has won a contract from the Lake Macquarie City Council for the development of the Hunter-first 'Fibre City' programme. The Fibre City fibre-optic data network will provide internet connections up to 24 times faster than the national average, TPG said. The network is already available in Charlestown's commercial precinct, with a second stage underway in Cardiff's retail centre and the nearby Cardiff industrial estate through to Boolaroo, along the new Munibung Road extension.