[LINK] "strategic" review??

[Richard]

If Malcolm Turnbull has sense and can defeat cabinet, the changes could 
be more than cosmetic and still be FTTH.

Probably the best thinking about NBN re-architecture comes from Simon 
Hackett. For eg [forgive the plug]:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/18/reengineer_the_nbn_says_hackett/

Richard

On 25/09/13 2:30 PM, Jim Birch wrote:
> Does potential future PM Turnbull want to be remembered as the guy who gave
> us a crap Internet?  I doubt it.  It's highly likely there will be a bit of
> verbal dancing and a "new" FTTH plan with a few cosmetic changes.
>
> The economics of the FTTN network are wrong, and, what's more important
> politically, is it is unlikely to deliver on reliability or performance and
> so produce disgruntled customers/voters.
>
> - Jim
>
>
> On 25 September 2013 14:06, Jan Whitaker <jwhit at janwhitaker.com> wrote:
>
>> Does this mean a promise prior to the election may not be a promise
>> after if you have a strategic review that shows the original ALP plan
>> was fine to begin with?
>>
>>
>> http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/leaked-nbn-co-corporate-plan-shows-project-on-track-20130925-hv1tg.html
>> Mr Turnbull also confirmed this week that fibre-to-the-home
>> connections already under construction would be completed, affecting
>> about 300,000 premises, but the new government would wait for the
>> outcome of a 60-day strategic review before deciding whether to
>> proceed with the rest of the fibre-to-the-home rollout.
>>
>> ----
>> The usage patterns for those with NBN are also interesting -- with
>> many more than one would have thought opting for the faster plans.
>>
>> Is it any wonder politicians get such a well-deserved bad rep?
>>
>> Jan
>>
>>
>> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>> jwhit at janwhitaker.com
>>
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>> do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your
>> space.
>> ~Margaret Atwood, writer
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