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

[Davey Goode]

Also to add to that, a few providers like the one mentioned before is also bundling power with it, so they are actually making more money from the power than the ISP side, but has caused race to the bottom for the rest of the ISP industry.




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On 19 September 2016 at 19:59, Jared Brown <ausftth at mail.com<mailto:ausftth at mail.com>> wrote:

  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.

European countries that are neither surrounded by vast oceans nor half a world away from major global population centres...

Actually the fixed cost of the copper or fibre last mile is the biggest portion of the cost by far (i.e $41.19/month for basic dsl)    http://www.comcom.govt.nz/the-commission/media-centre/media-releases/detail/2015/commission-releases-final-decision-on-wholesale-broadband-prices
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