[AusNOG] Complexity is not an excuse for an industry-wide cop-out (was Re: Conroy quit.)

[Matt Palmer]

On Mon, Sep 19, 2016 at 11:59:00AM +0200, Jared Brown wrote:
> > Thanks to TrustPower, ~$55/m is the go-to rate for unlimited fibre, as
> > they’re doing a grab for marketshare, and Spark, Vodafone etc are price
> > matching. 

> Excluding overseas bandwidth, is there some reason New Zealand can't have
> good broadband for $55 per month?  Several north European countries with
> similar land and population sizes seem to manage.

That's *the* reason why the Antipodes can't have nice things.  Excluding it
somewhat defeats the point of having the discussion.

- Matt