[LINK] Expert predicts broadband cost blowout

[Kim Holburn]

And for the previous year Telstra.  No bias there eh?

On 2010/Jul/30, at 10:54 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote:

> Ahhhh ...
>
> An IBM project manager. That explains a lot.
>
> As a rule IBM projects always come in way over budget, way over time,
> and way under featured (when tested against their original bid specs)
> ... so it's natural he'd make such a mistake.
>
> That said, the NBN is still in the early stages and I'd be surprised
> if there weren't some cost blowouts (for remote area connections for
> example) along the way. I'd also expect (as Quigley commented) that
> they'll get better and cheaper at the high population density
> installations as they go along ... and this will average out against
> the cost blow outs for the more difficult connections.
>
> 				Regards,
> ---
> At 10:29 AM +1000 30/7/10, Stilgherrian wrote:
>> On 30/07/2010, at 10:18 AM, Kim Holburn wrote:
>>> So who is the "expert" Malcolm McKenzie?
>>
>> Quite possibly this guy? A program manager at IBM and before that at
>> other telcos?
>>
>> http://au.linkedin.com/pub/malcolm-mckenzie/0/b85/a23
>>
>> He also seems to have twoLinkedIn profiles, unless there's a strange
>> coincidence.
>>
>> http://au.linkedin.com/pub/malcolm-mckenzie/2/b23/b91
>>
>> Very remiss of the ABC not to explain who an "expert" is...
>>
>> Stil
>>
>>
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