Coalition takes NBN back to the drawing board
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Opinion: Might not get off the ground before 2020.
There are many flaws to the alternative plan for a national broadband network delivered by the Coalition yesterday.
The worst of these threatens the viability of NBN Co, and would take the Coalition, assuming it wins government in September, back to the drawing board on broadband competition.
NBN Co goes back to the drawing board on pricing plan
By Mark A Gregory, RMIT University
Yesterday, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) recommended that NBN Co revise its wholesale agreement — including proposals on pricing and access — as outlined in its special access undertaking (SAU).
NBN Co gets survivability right
Labor’s ambitious national broadband network (NBN) is living on borrowed time and will almost certainly be binned after the September election. The NBN may have had its fair share of problems – some legitimate and some self-inflicted – but it has a lot of redeeming features as well, especially when it comes to the network’s architecture. The Coalition’s NBN alternative may seem pragmatic but can it afford to undo the good work done so far?
Ready for a NBN emergency?
Business Spectator 7 December 2012
Telstra is expected to fully restore its services in south-west Victoria by the end of this week with the telco’s boss David Thodey promising a thorough investigation into the fire that took out the Warrnambool exchange in late November.
Google hints at the NBN's future
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The success of Google's Fiber Project has had in turning Kansas City into a technology hub is a very encouraging sign for the NBN.
With the Australian election date now slated for September, the NBN debate is set to kick into overdrive.
We’ve moved beyond asking whether or not we should have an NBN; all parties have confirmed that the network will stay regardless of who gets into power.
The greatest con in Australian history
The predication I made has come true and the 'con job' has been laid at the feet of the Australian public. If you missed the video of what I said on ABC 24 today have a look at the video half way down this page. It is very apparent that there is further bad news to come but we will have to wait to learn how the Coalition will hobble the FTTP that has already been rolled out to limit speeds to 100 Mbps.