[AusNOG] "Sewer broadband provider dumped" - Brisbane fibre plan scrapped

[Bevan Slattery]

I try to avoid whingepool these days, but I made my thoughts pretty clear here:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1554158&p=16

"It's dead before it even begins. Simply a technically, commercially and practically ridiculous concept."
With further commentary here:

http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1479751&p=1


"I think you can wait 12-18 months and put it in the same box as ourbrisbane.com mega portal, Brisbane City Council ISP, Brisbane City Council Free WiFi access everywhere, Project Vista etc. etc..."
Also my NBN/Austar spectrum prediction came true last week too:

http://delimiter.com.au/2010/09/09/nbn-co-now-a-wireless-telco-slattery/

Even predicted 4G/LTE which NBN was incapable of delivering guaranteed 12Mb/s.  Which by the way they are no longer providing.  It's now "up to" 12Mb/s without portability.  That does sound appealing!

Sadly, I was wrong about the NBN legislation getting through without a business case.  Regrettably this, and the associated "Cherry Picker" [read anti-competitive] bill will ensure the industry is screwed so hard into a monopoly submission with ridiculous bit-taxed (AGVC type fees) that the NBN is now economically and structurally worse than what we have now (in metro areas at least).  Sure it's technically superior and the Lemmings love it, right up to the point they (then the tax payer) will have to pay for it.

Cheers

[b]





From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Brent Paddon
Sent: Tuesday, 22 February 2011 5:39 PM
To: ausnog at ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] "Sewer broadband provider dumped" - Brisbane fibre plan scrapped

Cannot say I'm surprised:

http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sewer-broadband-provider-dumped-20110222-1b3wv.html

Brent

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