[LINK] NBN to cost 24 times South Korea's faster network, says research body

[Craig Sanders]

On Wed, Feb 09, 2011 at 04:31:00PM +1100, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> NBN to cost 24 times South Korea's faster network, says research body
> UPDATED James Massola
> From: The Australian
> February 09, 2011 2:46PM
> 111 comments
> http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/nbn-to-cost-24-times-s-koreas/story-e6frg6n6-1226002952747
> 
> THE National Broadband Network will cost taxpayers 24 times as much   
> as South Korea's                                                      

wow, that's cheap. only 24 times the cost for 76 times the land area
(and 0.005% of the population density).

a shining example of public sector efficiency, shows what's possible
without the inherent inefficiency of profit.

> but deliver just one tenth the speed, according to one of

i thought the NBN had already announced that due to equipment upgrades,
speeds would be up to 1gbit rather than 100Mbps?

> It also loses points due to limited private-sector involvement, high
> government intervention and the exclusion of state and municipal
> authorities from the plan.

Waaaaa!  Not enough snouts at the trough!   *Our* snouts not at the trough!!!

craig

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