Millions of households are expected to gain access to upgraded internet connections, with speeds of up to one gigabit per second (if you’re willing to pay for the plan).
Around half of homes in three major Australian cities only have access to very old technology: hybrid fibre-coaxial (HFC). For them, access to the NBN fibre network remains only a fairy tale.
Ongoing cost, technology and customer service problems have damaged the NBN brand.
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Malcolm Turnbull may be happy with his NBN connection, but many Australians aren’t. And with an increasing number of alternatives on offer, the NBN could become a white elephant in Australian cities.
Telstra will compensate more than 42000 customers for slow NBN speeds.
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Australia’s problems with the national broadband network run deeper than what can be solved through an investigation or more monitoring. Maybe we were just too optimistic.
Another day, another report. Will it change Australia’s NBN?
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Tough action is promised against companies that offer faster internet speeds than they can deliver over the NBN. But it’s up to consumers to monitor and report on any speed issues.
The NBN’s multi-technology mix seems unlikely to deliver the same internet quality to everyone.
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A Parliamentary Budget Office report shows just how much the NBN might cost the taxpayer.
Bailey Brooks, who lives on her family’s station 400km south of Alice Springs, won nbn Co’s national drawing competition with an illustration of the SkyMuster satellite. But is the satellite enough for her family?
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A new coalition of bodies representing regional Australia is calling on the government to help guarantee better access to the internet and the networked economy.
Bill Shorten stepped up his attack on the Coalition’s proposed plebiscite on same-sex marriage.
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Bill Shorten has proposed specific changes to the budget’s controversial superannuation reforms, which have been under attack from the conservatives in the Coalition ranks.
Australia’s is spending billions of dollars a national infrastructure ‘that just about meets demand today’.
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Professor of Electrical and Electronic Engineering and Deputy Dean Research at Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology, The University of Melbourne