Looks like there might be some holes in the drink coaster plan.
Maybe they should have done a little research first, duh
NBN 'can be changed', says Mike Quigley
http://www.theaustralian.com.au/nat...ays-mike-quigley/story-fn59niix-1226583906421
At least that intelligent and successful telecommunications man, Mr Quigley can see the light!
( Bet he doesn't wear red underpants on
his head)
If the NBN is a drink coaster plan, then Malcolm has the leftovers of a soggy napkin at an all you can eat buffet.
At least with the NBN you are guaranteed the speed you pay for. The NoBN is all about UP TO with so far nothing concrete. Now if Malcolm would state the maximum node to premises cable length, a semblance of debate could occur. I find it crass hypocrisy to complaint he Government is spending too much and yet not even be able to give an approximate figure on what his NoBN will cost.
At present the Govt has a well thought out plan for delivering fiber to practically all Australians.
The NoBN is offering what? No minimum speed. No rollout schedule. Nothing on the equipment to be used. No estimate of CAPEX and continuing OPEX. No estimate of the resale value of the network once finished.
Basically the LNP have gone from a fully costed policy last year - so Malcolm said on Lateline - only to say 3 days later that no he didn't have a fully costed plan. They still have no plan. Saying faster and cheaper 10 times a day does not constitute a plan.
I have yet to read of a story of someone complaining about the NBN once they're on it. I'm sure there's complaints about RSPs and teething probs that come from doing something new, but when businesses can gain access to 100/40 speed plans for <$150 a month with 1TB of downloads, the REVOLUTION for the SME market will probably provide productivity improvements and cost savings to businesses in excess of the cost to build the NBN. I know quite a few small business people and have yet to hear one of them say they're happy with their internet speeds. The cost to move up from ADSL is just so high that it can be hard to justify.
Tele health trials are already showing they can help reduce medical costs for the elderly by over 50% simply by allowing them to talk to their doctors via their TV with a video camera. These trials free up ambulances acting as taxis, free up hospital beds by allowing people to be monitored in their homes. Cisco has come out and said you will need a minimum 5Mbs up and down to support their new health communications systems. The NBN will do this easily, the NoBN will be able to do this ONLY for the select few mainly in the capital cities.
Malcolm is staking his reputation on a speedy rollout of the NoBN, yet has to get Telstra to agree to sell him their copper network. He's given Telstra a vice and placed his own googlies into it and pretty much told Telstra to keep applying pressure till he hands them a blank cheque. There is absolutely no incentive for Telstra to do a deal that isn't obscenely in their favour. This will go down in history as the worst negotiation tactic of a Federal Govt, up there with Gillard and the miners, though I get the feeling Malcolm's is going to cost the country far more over the long term! If the LNP win the election I say buy Telstra as they will be getting at least double the amount of payments, AND they will have entrenched their position as the dominant telco in Australia till a FTTH network is built, depending on if we've become such a slowlane country that we can even afford it.