[LINK] Turnbull daftness

[Jan Whitaker]

["We don't need no steenking reviews....]

http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/malcolm-turnbull-locks-in-multitechnology-nbn-20140409-zqsqq.html

Without waiting for the results of key reviews, the federal 
government has formally given new instructions to the company 
building the national broadband network to use a variety of 
technologies, in order to save time and money.


Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Finance Minister Mathias 
Cormann 
<http://www.communications.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0014/221162/SOE_Shareholder_Minister_letter.pdf>issued 
a new statement of expectations to the board of NBN Co on Tuesday, 
effectively cementing one of six options contained in the strategic 
review released in December.

The review highlighted a 
<http://nbnco.com.au/content/dam/nbnco/documents/NBN-Co-Strategic-Review-Report.pdf>multi-technology 
mix as the best option for building the network. That means it will 
use a combination of fibre to street cabinets and existing copper to 
connect premises, as well as all-fibre connections for greenfield 
estates, pay-TV cables where available, plus fixed-wireless and 
satellite connections where required.

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So, since pay TV cables are outside my house, then if I want 
highspeed affordable internet, not the 8Mbps limit I currently face 
because of RIMs, then I would have to lock into a monopoly provider. 
Or are they going to open up competition for access to the hybrid 
cables now? Somehow I doubt Telstra will go for that. I guess I can 
be happy that I won't lose my landline. Or will I? Does anyone know?

Jan


Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
jwhit at janwhitaker.com

Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how 
do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space.
~Margaret Atwood, writer

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