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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Lets try that again….<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>In the article that you posted Brent<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.6pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black'>The deal with Brisbane-based multinational i3 Asia Pacific would provide homes and businesses access to 100 megabits-per-second broadband, the same speeds the federal Labor government plans to offer on its broadband network.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.6pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.75pt;vertical-align:baseline;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black'>i3 would act as a wholesaler, providing broadband capability to existing telecommunication retailers, such as Telstra and Optus<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.6pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.75pt;vertical-align:baseline'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black'>He said i3 Asia Pacific was rolling out a similar scheme for the whole of Scotland and had successfully operated similar schemes in the United Kingdom since 2002.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='mso-margin-top-alt:0cm;margin-right:0cm;margin-bottom:9.6pt;margin-left:0cm;line-height:12.75pt;vertical-align:baseline;border-style:initial;border-color:initial;font-weight:inherit;font-style:inherit'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"inherit","serif";color:black'>About 15,000 homes per month would be able to access the network after the rollout begins.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Paddon<br><b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 14 October 2010 6:47 PM<br><b>To:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] Brisbane gets "NBN" early??<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050'><a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/we-cant-wait-for-nbn-superfast-broadband-for-brisbane-20101014-16kvr.html" target="_blank"><span style='color:#114170'>http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/technology-news/we-cant-wait-for-nbn-superfast-broadband-for-brisbane-20101014-16kvr.html</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#500050'>Supposedly rolling out from early next year.  No other details yet.  Anyone know of the firm involved?<br clear=all></span><br>-- <br>--<br>Brent Paddon<br><br>Director | Over the Wire Pty Ltd <a href="mailto:brent.paddon@overthewire.com.au" target="_blank">brent.paddon@overthewire.com.au</a> | <a href="http://www.overthewire.com.au" target="_blank">www.overthewire.com.au</a><br>Phone: 07 3847 9292 | Fax: 07 3847 9696 | Mobile: 0400 2400 54<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>