The impact of neglect by successive governments shouldn't surprise me,
but I'm shocked.
<http://www.theland.com.au/story/3862348/cwa-urges-action-on-data-drought/>
...
Government needs to reverse the service gap between metropolitan and
regional areas, or abandon the pretence of a push to shift Australia’s
urban population away from the coast, Mrs Cameron said.
...
“There is a role for government to make a strategic plan to
decentralise its own services.”
...
“We get 25 gigabytes a month for $160 and we are one of the fortunate
ones.”
She said when the internet came to her neck of the woods about a
decade ago, the commercial offerings “were adequate, but now the
demands outweigh availability”.
More and more services requiring increasing amounts of data are going
online – chewing up the meagre data allowances - ...
Her daughter in law, who lives on a neighbouring property, started to
study a degree in agriculture from home – but had ot give it up
because the courses resources were streamed videos online.
“The issue needs addressing urgently… People can’t conduct business,
it affects the education of their children and it also affects
important things like access to health services.
“Just fix it. Enough is enough.”
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David Boxall | Drink no longer water,
| but use a little wine
http://david.boxall.id.au | for thy stomach's sake ...
| King James Bible
| 1 Timothy 5:23*
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