[LINK] NBN fault maintenance

[Paul Brooks]

On 6/12/2019 4:39 pm, JLWhitaker wrote:
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> That is just as nuts - levy the mobile users. Double-dipping anyone? Hands up how
> many people have both mobile and home services.
> See, if this is their idea, they definitely aren't thinking it through.
> Business customers might bite back a little harder than us plebs.

They aren't levying anything on mobile users. They are levying on fixed-line services.

The Bill proposes to levy a $7.10 per month charge on every service connected to a
non-NBN fixed-line network, such as TPG’s fibre to the basement network, all the
greenfields housing estates (Opticomm, Pinit, LBNCo, etc), possibly Spirit Telecom's
network in apartment towers.

The levy actually can rise each year by indexation, adding further pressure to
increased end-user broadband pricing over time.

The Government through the ACCC record-keeping-rules already knows how many NBN and
non-NBN fixed-line services there are - they will be charging the carriers who have
built non-NBN fixed-line networks $7.10 for each line they supply, and leave it up the
carriers to figure out whether to pass on the extra cost in higher charges to their
customers.

https://www.communications.gov.au/documents/regional-broadband-scheme

Note that it isn't yet passed - it was referred to a Committee, closing date for
submissions is December 20th, for review and report by 21 February 2020.

https://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Committees/Senate/Environment_and_Communications/TelcoBills2019

So perhaps make a big batch of Xmas egg-nog, spike it with strong liqueur, and spend
your Christmas shopping time over the next 21 days preparing your submssion to the
inquiry.

Paul.