[LINK] Ergas article in the Oz

[Jan Whitaker]

At 12:42 AM 29/06/2010, Tom Koltai wrote:
>Budgetary considerations in paying for the NBN are not a good enough
>technical reason to disconnect the copper.

I hope someone is raising this issue with them quite strongly, like 
maybe through the ACCC or possibly from AGIMO (I know we have some 
AGIMO lurkers on here). It's a stupid mistake *IF* decommission means 
take it out. Hopefully it just means unplugging and leaving the two 
cable systems in place. It would be a whole lot easier to replug than 
reinstall.

I agree re the competition of the two/three systems to keep prices 
down. But as we've seen with digital tv, a delay in switchover would 
last years due to the inertia of the households to take the 
initiative. We pride ourselves in being early adopters, but only if 
there is a seen benefit. 'Good enough' is just that, good enough. 
Change is hard without a definite return. I'm not convinced NBN fibre 
will come with that evidence to encourage the take-up that is required.

Jan



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