There are 35 LINC Tasmania community run-centres across the state, and it is understood 21 centres are being  reviewed.

The Fingal Online Access Centre, which receives up to $18,000 a year, must consider moving its computers to another location within the town, while Exeter Online Access Centre, which receives $20,000 a year, is fighting for answers about continued funding.

On average, both centres receive between 100 and 125 visits a month.

Acting Education Minister Vanessa Goodwin said increasing home internet connectivity had led to a decline in the demand for centres, with people now able to access services without opening hours restrictions.

‘‘LINC Tasmania has commenced a consultation with online access centres about current service delivery, and in some circumstances this may present an opportunity to consolidate services or relocate within local schools,’’ she said.

Fingal centre co-ordinator Kerri Webb said people in her area would suffer, for instance those who used the services for online study purposes.

‘‘I’ll lose my job but more than that, the town is also losing another service. You can place the computers elsewhere but a lot of people require my assistance to do their resumes or online study,’’ she said.

‘‘We seem to have no voice whatsoever in this decision and yet again it is small towns which are affected.’’

Exeter centre co-ordinator Jan Biggar said the centre had been trying for 18 months to get information about its funding future, and a petition to save the centre had collected 240 signatures.

‘‘We’re told we have funding up until the end of the financial year. We will receive a portion of that funding to take us to December, and then we supposedly get a second instalment up until June. We don’t know what happens after that,’’ she said.

‘‘A lot of people don’t have internet access in this area, they are in a black spot or it is too expensive ... and if they place computers in schools it will create issues with access and children checks.’’