[LINK] The 2%

[George Bray]

Thanks Richard, Glen.

On Thu, Apr 24, 2008 at 5:24 PM, Richard Chirgwin
<rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au> wrote:
> Then brace yourself for
> lots of dissatisfaction - remember that 2% of the population is 400,000
> people, perfectly enough to make lots of noise about being left out; and
> inevitably, some people at the fringes will be left out, even though their
> circumstances and remoteness are nearly identical to people who are "in".

Exactly.  I'm still keeping an interest in using the VHF/UHF network
to reach these poor souls. A colleague here at ANU has made great
strides with the BushLan project in recent years. It's possible the
demise of the analogue TV network is an opportunity to set aside some
spectrum for this application nationally. We're looking at providing a
submission to the ACMA 5 year review.

So it's off to the ABS -- how many of the 2% left out of NBN can
receive today's analogue TV services?


thanks again,
George