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It's a day for Australia as Telstra, one of the main ISPs providing internet access with the newly built NBN network, declares 100Mbps plans will no longer be sold as they cannot be used. This change has been made due to the determination that the NBN cannot deliver the speeds promised. With the original plan in tatters after the Liberal government downgraded the network components to use "Multi Technology Mix" many customers lack the physical components to connect to the NBN to be able to receive the full speeds available. While some of the initial rollout delivered fibre to the premises the Liberal government switched the rollout to use copper and existing cable systems with many customers connect via FTTN leaving a lot to be desired in terms of speed. Farewell 100Mbps, we hardly knew you.
No large scale infrastructure plan survives contact with an incoming government.
(Score: 2) by JoeMerchant on Monday March 02 2020, @02:29PM (1 child)
I don't know how it goes these days, but back in the mid '90s I knew a guy from California who brokered a deal for the exclusive provision of internet services in the greater Brisbane area for a period of 10 years. Apparently, it was a massively lucrative deal for him personally. In his new endeavors he would write in provisions into his contracts such as: Will travel up to 5 days per month, only in Business or First Class paid by the company.
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(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Monday March 02 2020, @02:48PM
Well travelling from California to Australia in business class for such a LONG trip is hardly luxury.