The NBN started as an estimated $5B Rudd/Conroy project tender to deploy Fibre-to-the-Node, to which the owner of the copper network to the Nodes, Telstra, declined to respond beyond a single page.
The next iteration was the $43B Rudd/Conroy Fibre-to-the-Home (FttH) scheme as a tertiary-level Stimulus Package, addressing longer-term impacts of the GFC. It hadn't been ALP policy before then.
After Kevin '07 became Toast '10, Gillard/Conroy had the opportunity to walk away from the NBN, but the ALP became wedded to the NBN in the 2010 election.
In the spirit of the knife-edge Parliament, the Abbott/Turnbull Opposition stance on the NBN is "not what they said", with Turnbull initially charged by Abbott with "destroy the NBN" and now having morphed that into "we'll do it cheaper, with less waste".
The NBN is the most notable current place where Politics meets Engineering.
Showing posts with label ISP. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ISP. Show all posts
2007/06/07
Why IPTV won't work in Australia - ISP Volume Charging.
It's all about cost...
A phone line costs $25-$35 just to have. Add ADSL plans on top.
ADSL plan costs vary with speed and pre-paid download volume.
Reasonable TV needs around 4Mbps these days - the highest speed and cost plans.
A phone line costs $25-$35 just to have. Add ADSL plans on top.
ADSL plan costs vary with speed and pre-paid download volume.
Reasonable TV needs around 4Mbps these days - the highest speed and cost plans.
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