As far as I am aware, South Korea has multiple networks, each one created by one of the telcos, all running in parallel with each other like our mobile networks. So apart from the cost, I can’t see why we need only 1 network.
Bobj Dr. Bob Jansen Owner and Managing Director Turtle Lane Studios Pty Ltd 122 Cameron St, Rockdale NSW 2216, Australia Ph: +61 414 297 448 Skype: bobjtls > On 10 Dec 2019, at 15:35, David <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On Monday, 9 December 2019 5:30:17 PM AEDT Paul Brooks wrote: >> >> The Bill proposes to levy a $7.10 per month charge on every service >> connected to a non-NBN fixed-line network, such as TPG’s fibre to the >> basement network, all the greenfields housing estates (Opticomm, Pinit, >> LBNCo, etc), possibly Spirit Telecom's network in apartment towers. >> >> The levy actually can rise each year by indexation, adding further pressure >> to increased end-user broadband pricing over time. > > It's a great example of the pickle we get into when ideology and ad-hoc > decision-making prempt rational research and planning, as though another one > were needed. > > The Government apparently wants a national broadband network, but one which > is as cheap as possible and also a profitable business, while encouraging > private enterprise. Of course private enterprise is very happy to become > involved but only where it's profitable, and especially where there's a > practical monopoly such as "TPG’s fibre to the basement network, all the > greenfields housing estates (Opticomm, Pinit, LBNCo, etc), possibly Spirit > Telecom's network in apartment towers". Surprise, surprise...!!! > > So do we want a single _national_ broadband network or not? Is it a business > or essential national infrastructure? > > It doesn't take long to see the whole thing dissolving into a collection of > peer networks charging each other, with remote and regional areas getting an > inferior service or none - the Three Amigos syndrome. > > David L. > > > > > _______________________________________________ > 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
