[LINK] The history and issues around broadband in the Gungahlin area

[Tom Worthington]

George Bray wrote:
> The history and issues around broadband in the Gungahlin area ...

There was a proposal for broadband in Gungahlin from Telstra, supported 
by the then ALP ACT Government:

* "Information about the Gungahlin trial for potential content
providers", Telstra Multimedia, 1996:

"Futures Research in the Televillage: A longitudinal study of Gungahlin,
A.C.T." is being conducted by the Interactive Services Consortium of
government, business and social interest groups. Telstra Corporation is
investing up to A$30 million and providing the necessary technological
infrastructure, whilst research input and monitoring comes from the
involvement of the Centre for Communications Policy Research at the
University of Canberra, headed by Dr. Mark Balnaves. The A.C.T.
Citizen's Advice Bureau brings a layer of content provision to the
project through its interest in the delivery of on-line government
information services."
<http://web.archive.org/web/20020920073413/http://www.click.com.au/click/v02/features/gungahlin/guide.html>

* "Gungahlin - Broadband Project", Legislative Assembly for the ACT:
1996 Week 12 Hansard (21 November),  Page. 4149, MINISTER FOR BUSINESS,
EMPLOYMENT AND TOURISM, QUESTION NO. 332:

"The ACT Government and Telstra are currently negotiating a range of
projects to replace the Gungahlin Broadband Project which Telstra has
decided not to undertake in its original form. As those projects are
subject to commercial negotiations I am not at liberty to discuss them.
However, the result of these discussions will he announced in due
course. ..." <http://www.hansard.act.gov.au/Hansard/1996/week12/4149.htm>.

* Modelling Future Communication Communities: Narrow-band and Broadband
Trials in Canberra, Australia, by Mark Balnaves, University of Canberra,
DOI: 10.1080/10196789500000007, Journal Electronic Markets, Volume 5,
Issue 2 May 1995 , pages 12 - 13:

"The Canberra Telecommunity Project, co-ordinated by the University of
Canberra, is an attempt to monitor and to evaluate the impact of new
telematic infrastructures and, with community and industry
participation, to create prototype services for delivery over complex
interactive networks. ..."
<http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a739390398&db=all>


ps: I discussed this on ABC Radio 666 with Keri Phillips, 5:50pm, 19
June 2002: <http://www.tomw.net.au/links/20020619.html>.


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