[LINK] Fwd: BroadBand Advisory Group

[Ian Johnston]

Roger Clarke wrote Tuesday, March 26, 2002 12:57 PM

> The broadband argument is no longer just about top-end science, nor
> just about CAL and other business matters.  A lot of the concerns
> that have been expressed are about consumer and citizen access.  So
> where are the public interest reps (e.g. ISOC-AU, ACA, EFA)??

Other public interest organisations with a long-standing telecommunication
consumer interest are Consumers' Telecommunications Network <www.ctn.org.au>
and the Small Enterprise Telecommunications Centre <www.setel.com.au>.

These two consumer organisations have represented residential and small
business consumers for many years.  Their membership bases are mainly
organisations - www.ctn.org.au/CTNmembers.htm and
www.setel.com.au/membership/members.htm - representing many thousands of
telecommunications consumers.

It is disappointing that none of the above public interest organisations are
represented on BAG <www.dcita.gov.au/cgi-bin/graphics.pl?path=6278>.  Why
are none represented?


Ian Johnston
Member
ISOC-AU, CTN & SETEL