[LINK] Poor tech means we are losing youth to the cities

[David Boxall]

The latest chapter in the story of young people abandoning the regions 
because of poor services and lack of opportunity. This time, it's 
telecommunications.

Turn that around, however. What are the opportunities in spending on 
telecommunications? Not only keeping people in the regions, but 
attracting them from the cities.

<http://www.queenslandcountrylife.com.au/story/3857043/poor-tech-means-we-are-losing-youth-to-the-cities/>
> But Ms Frecklington warned the issue was a difficult one to fix due to 
> the massive expenditure required to service isolated communities.
Is it all that massive? Our forebears managed to get copper into some 
remarkably remote locations; today's politicians seem to be saying that 
we can't do the same with fibre. Admittedly, we have a lot of catching 
up to do. We did start screwing up in the 1980s, after all. Is the value 
of fixing the stuff-up worth investing, say, $100 billion to kick-start 
the repair job?

Our forebears began with picks, shovels and horses. We have machinery 
that makes the job comparatively easy. They forged their way into 
relatively untracked lands. Our paths are well-travelled. When did we 
become such puerile, pusillanimous pipsqueaks?

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