[LINK] HANDS OFF NICK ROSS: Conroy warns the ABC and The Australian

[Kim Holburn]

On 2013/Mar/12, at 10:36 AM, Frank O'Connor wrote:

> Mmmm ...
> 
> The ABC of late seems to have trouble with distinguishing between science and opinion, fact and politics, technical realities and ideology. From what I've seen on Nick's articles on the NBN he's pointed out the huge technical disadvantages of mandating that fibre not be built to the network end-points ... and those disadvantages are manifestly obvious.

I don't think this is an ABC problem.  I think it's a Murdoch problem.  The whole thing has been part of a long running campaign by the Murdoch press.  Don't they have a dog in that fight anyway?  FoxTel?

> Sure it's possible to penny-ante our way into a second rate network, hey ... we can penny ante out way into a  supremely second rate FTN network that works slower than the current copper network if Malcolm Turnbull really puts his mind to it ... a third rate network. WHilst we're at it, why not go for a fourth or fifth rate network ... fibre to the node, and carrier pidgeon from the node.



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