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NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

NBN cost-benefit analyses are so 2011

A year ago, Malcolm Turnbull repeatedly proclaimed that a coalition government would stop the NBN in its tracks and conduct a cost-benefit analysis on the NBN. These days, the analysis doesn't even get a look in. Is the idea dead forever — or could it still offer some value?

3 days ago in Turnbull by David Braue 8 Comments 1 Vote
NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Tony Abbott's budget reply speech has been lambasted for its lack of detail, and when it came to the NBN, Abbott still managed to slip in a prodigious number of mistakes.

May 15th, 2012 in Abbott by David Braue 174 Comments 9 Votes
Can the NBN thrive in the age of austerity?

Can the NBN thrive in the age of austerity?

As Labor's fiscal policy comes to resemble the hatchet job long promised by the Coalition, is it right to leave the NBN untouched?

May 10th, 2012 in NBN by David Braue 15 Comments 5 Votes
The human antipode strikes again

The human antipode strikes again

Just because a series of words is said or written in order, doesn't mean they convey the whole truth of the situation.

April 26th, 2012 in Nbn Co by David Braue 45 Comments 4 Votes
Would the Coalition really buy Telstra's copper?

Would the Coalition really buy Telstra's copper?

One hopes that Malcolm Turnbull was deadpanning when he recently referred to the possibility of buying Telstra's copper access network, because if that's what his alternative NBN policy is based on, then the industry can kiss 15 years of hard-fought progress under deregulation goodbye.

March 21st, 2012 in Telstra by David Braue 63 Comments 5 Votes
Turns out the NBN is more expensive after all

Turns out the NBN is more expensive after all

Despite all evidence to the contrary, the coalition has long insisted that Labor's NBN will make broadband more expensive. The broadband prices from our largest telco have proved them correct, but the real question is: who will buy Telstra's NBN pricing story?

February 28th, 2012 in Pricing by David Braue 88 Comments 26 Votes
Abbott paving a telecoms road to nowhere

Abbott paving a telecoms road to nowhere

Fish, barrel; fox, henhouse; Abbott, NBN. Mocking Tony Abbott's ignorance of telecoms has become so easy and habitual that his latest pronouncements would normally hardly merit a response.

February 2nd, 2012 in NBN by David Braue 31 Comments 9 Votes
Baillieu airs $85m plan for Vic ICT

Baillieu airs $85m plan for Vic ICT

The Victorian Government has taken the lid off an $85 million ICT attraction and development plan to ensure that the tech industry continues to invest in the local economy.

November 11th, 2011 in Government by Luke Hopewell 4 Comments 1 Vote
Libs' credibility spent on NBN pricing

Libs' credibility spent on NBN pricing

Sometimes, even the Liberal Party gets what it asks for — in this case, a guarantee that NBN pricing won't match Internode's dizzying heights. But when the party still manages to find a way to complain, it's hard not to wonder whether its anti-NBN financial arguments are so riddled with inconsistencies that they're no longer relevant to the world in which the rest of us live.

September 21st, 2011 in iiNet by David Braue 252 Comments 34 Votes
Sans costs, Turnbull's 'policy' is no policy

Sans costs, Turnbull's 'policy' is no policy

Malcolm Turnbull may not have been announcing Liberal Party policy last week, but he might as well have been. Yet while his statements featured fewer technical fantasies than previous attempts, his unabashed optimism about Telstra and refusal to substantiate his claims with fact prove that the Coalition still lacks the gravitas to formulate workable NBN alternatives.

July 25th, 2011 in NBN by David Braue 22 Comments 8 Votes

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Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

Currently about 50% of connections are at the 100Mb/s rate.
As a consequence, ARPU is significantly higher than the projected figures.

9 hours ago by GregoryB1 on NBN FUD: will Abbott ever learn?

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