‘‘Before the federal election Malcolm Turnbull said a Liberal government would honour existing g contracts to roll out Labor’s fibre to the premises NBN across Tasmania,’’ she said.

A News Corp report yesterday quoted NBN Co chairman Bill Morrow as saying a co-funding model was being put together by the company so customers could ‘‘pitch in a little bit of money’’ to receive fibre to the premises.

An NBN Co spokeswoman stopped short of confirming the statement.

‘‘It is too early to comment on the specifics of fibre-on-demand and co-funding models because these are in concept,’’ she said.

Digital Tasmania spokesman Andrew Connor said yesterday that Mr Morrow’s statement confirmed that the fibre to the premises rollout in Tasmania would not continue as promised before the federal election.

‘‘Before the last election Tasmanians were promised, as clear as day, that the NBN rollout would continue as planned, with fibre to the premises for most households and businesses,’’ Mr Connor said.

‘‘Since then every element of the government’s NBN promises have been systematically eroded and broken. This kills any prospect of Tasmania’s advantage to be the first and probably only state to have widespread optic coverage.’’

NBN Co yesterday announced that it had signed an agreement with Universal Communications Group to assist with the rollout in Tasmania.