If Malcolm Turnbull has sense and can defeat cabinet, the changes could be more than cosmetic and still be FTTH.
Probably the best thinking about NBN re-architecture comes from Simon Hackett. For eg [forgive the plug]: http://www.theregister.co.uk/2013/07/18/reengineer_the_nbn_says_hackett/ Richard On 25/09/13 2:30 PM, Jim Birch wrote: > Does potential future PM Turnbull want to be remembered as the guy who gave > us a crap Internet? I doubt it. It's highly likely there will be a bit of > verbal dancing and a "new" FTTH plan with a few cosmetic changes. > > The economics of the FTTN network are wrong, and, what's more important > politically, is it is unlikely to deliver on reliability or performance and > so produce disgruntled customers/voters. > > - Jim > > > On 25 September 2013 14:06, Jan Whitaker <[email protected]> wrote: > >> Does this mean a promise prior to the election may not be a promise >> after if you have a strategic review that shows the original ALP plan >> was fine to begin with? >> >> >> http://www.theage.com.au/it-pro/government-it/leaked-nbn-co-corporate-plan-shows-project-on-track-20130925-hv1tg.html >> Mr Turnbull also confirmed this week that fibre-to-the-home >> connections already under construction would be completed, affecting >> about 300,000 premises, but the new government would wait for the >> outcome of a 60-day strategic review before deciding whether to >> proceed with the rest of the fibre-to-the-home rollout. >> >> ---- >> The usage patterns for those with NBN are also interesting -- with >> many more than one would have thought opting for the faster plans. >> >> Is it any wonder politicians get such a well-deserved bad rep? >> >> Jan >> >> >> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia >> [email protected] >> >> Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how >> do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your >> space. >> ~Margaret Atwood, writer >> >> _ __________________ _ >> _______________________________________________ >> Link mailing list >> [email protected] >> http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link >> > _______________________________________________ > Link mailing list > [email protected] > http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link > _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
