On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 7:52 AM, David Connors <[email protected]> wrote:
> On Mon, Apr 15, 2013 at 3:21 AM, Les Hughes <[email protected]> wrote: > >> My opinion: Labor's NBN is a good idea. In reality it will probably take >> 2, 3, or more times as long, and be the same in cost. Is fibre great? Sure. >> Is fibre great at $10,000+ per house. No. Is $10,000 fibre per house even >> better when it's all controlled by a government monopoly? Yes! Whoops, I >> mean @#*&#*&*$ NOOO! >> > > If one accepts the idea that fast broadband will economically > revolutionise the country by allowing people to do all sorts of high > bandwidth stuff, then the CVC charges need to go - full stop. The direct > result of that is that the project needs to be not treated as an investment > with a financial return, but just treated as a social welfare project and > moved onto the appropriate place in the budget with health, education, etc. > > Somewhat ironically, I would have a lot less of a problem with the project > if the government did that: Call a spade a spade. > > Bonus question: If you were spending your personal money on a project that > was proceeding at <1% of its stated goals, how long would you continue > investing? > > How long did people invest in Amazon? For years it ran in the red, and I bet that wasn't a goal. -- Meski http://courteous.ly/aAOZcv "Going to Starbucks for coffee is like going to prison for sex. Sure, you'll get it, but it's going to be rough" - Adam Hills
