[LINK] The Lexus and the Broadband Network

[Bernard Robertson-Dunn]

On 22/08/2013 9:18 AM, Tom Worthington wrote:
> Political commentators in Australia are struggling to explain the
> difference between ALP and Collation broadband proposals to the voters
> in nontechnical language.

The Hamster Decides last night gave a good, if rapid, overview starting 
about 14 minutes in
http://www.abc.net.au/iview/#/view/41749

at 17:40 Craig Reucassel claims that the coalition policy is three 
quarters the cost of labor but one tenth the speed.

Turnbull then claims the cost under labor will actually be $50billion 
more, so Craig then says:

so it's one third the cost, but one tenth the speed. Craig departs 
screen left looking somewhat unimpressed.

The takeaway message at the end (starting at 18:50) was:

The choice is simple:
Under Labor you can slowly get a quick system that is expensive
or
Under the coalition you can quickly get a slow system that is cheap now 
but expensive later.

... and Anthony Albanese is made to look technologically inept.

-- 

Regards
brd

Bernard Robertson-Dunn
Sydney Australia
email: brd at iimetro.com.au
web:   www.drbrd.com
web:   www.problemsfirst.com
Blog:  www.problemsfirst.com/blog