[LINK] Battery back-up mandatory for NBN?

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Tom Koltai wrote:
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> Annecdotally, having lived in Darwin for many years and suffering the
> almost regular power outages during the wet season (trees on power lines
> during storms) I can say that there is a comfort in being able to pick
> the phone during a cyclone when all the power is out and being able to
> ensure that your friends are ok. 
> 
> (Length of time for P&W to clear the storm debris and return power to
> normal ? Sometimes two to three days.) 
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This is a case for wireless services - so, you can contact 
your friends rather than their house.
Restoration/Deployment of wireless is also easier. Perhaps 
wireless telephones could provide more effective voice backup.

If you loose power, to your home/business are you going to 
be able to use any of the NBN additional services (TV/High 
Speed Computer Access) anyway?

Ofcourse, as power outages due to peakloads become more 
frequent - perhaps we will need to consider battery backups 
for fridges as well.

Marghanita
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