New towers being constructed across Victoria are expected to improve regional national broadband network (nbn) coverage.

Minister for government services Natalie Hutchins said the latest upgrades were part of the government’s Connecting Victoria Program, which ensured that Victorians could continue accessing faster broadband coverage when they needed it.

The program offers residents and businesses access to download speeds of up to 100MB per second through their chosen internet provider.

“Connecting Victoria will benefit over 1.8 million homes and businesses across the state," Ms Hutchins said.

"This will keep Victoria the best-connected state in the country and helping communities thrive through stronger digital access.”

The towers are the first to be completed as part of the program’s satellite-to-fixed wireless upgrades and provide the nbn fixed wireless service to more than 1700 premises.

The new towers are also designed to allow for faster download speeds in the future.

The Connecting Victoria program aims to deliver more than 900 mobile and broadband projects across regional areas.

Victorians can check if they’re eligible for a fixed wireless service via the ‘check your address’ function at the nbn website.

For more information about the Connecting Victoria program, visit vic.gov.au/connecting-victoria