NBN’s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don’t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?
by Josh Taylor from Technology | The Guardian on (#6TH3J)
The demise of NBN's fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact
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The announcement of the demise of NBN's fibre-to-the-node technology will be welcomed by those who have endured poor speeds and service for the past few years, but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact.
When Tony Windsor sided with Labor in the 2010 election, he put the NBN as one of the key issues, saying famously: do it once, do it right, and do it with fibre.
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