[LINK] NBN chief seeks advice of US tech giants as broadband technology debate rages

[Paul Brooks]

By building for the far-off future - which doesn't require significantly more upfront cost - makes it more likely to make a financial return, not less likely, by extending the time period they can receive wholesale rental revenue by a  decade or more.


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From: David Boxall <linkdb at boxall.name>
Sent: 21 March 2016 8:53:16 pm AEDT
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Subject: [LINK] NBN chief seeks advice of US tech giants as broadband technology debate rages

<http://www.afr.com/technology/web/nbn/nbn-chief-seeks-advice-of-us-tech-giants-as-broadband-technology-debate-rages-20160318-gnlxcp>
> He said those advocating for NBN to build for the far-off future were 
> ignoring the fact that it was set up as an enterprise required to make 
> a financial return, rather than as a public service.

Can't have government providing services, can we?

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