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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 Runaway1956 on Monday March 02 2020, @09:38AM (1 child)
It would have evolved under pressure anyway, and killed everyone. You're better off without it. Go back to carrier pigeons.
Abortion is the number one killed of children in the United States.
(Score: 2) by takyon on Monday March 02 2020, @09:54AM
Starlink will give them 100 Mbps, maybe kill some of the flying scorpions.
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