[LINK] Turnbull daftness

[Paul Brooks]

On 9/04/2014 7:27 PM, Jan Whitaker wrote:
> 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?
Depends on how closely they follow the recommendations in the report.

For HFC the report recommended the existing HFC networks be expended, and made
wholesale-open-access the same as the NBN optical fibre is, so you could connect to an
HFC cable and still have your choice of ISP.

For landline service (which I read as copper-line dialtone), the Optus HFC network
currently provides landline functionality using IP telephony, and there is no reason
why this capability would need to be abandoned, and it could be extended to the
Telstra cable infrastructure in future.

P.