[AusNOG] NBN 3 year construction plan

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On Saturday, October 17, 2015 Mark Andrews wrote:
> Because once you start doing it by other methods you end up with
> it being done piece meal on a case by case basis and not as entire
> areas. You loose economies of scale.
  That's just a false dictomy. The type of subsidy employed does not preclude organizing an efficient and economical buildout. It should also be noted that economies of scale do not always apply. Doing a national tender often results in outrageous prices for a subset of the purchase order. A better end result could in some cases be reached via regional tenders and/or reverse auctions. 

Jared