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One question...did the NBN really need to cost as much as it did or is the cost spot on?
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What is the cost of anything that big.
( And its a pi$$ in the bucket relative to future returns )
I agree with Mike, we need to at least get the fibre in the ground in a consistent and managed way whilst we can still afford it.
The electronics at the ends can be changed/upgrade as time/money permits, but at least get the basic "cabling" done as an integrated system.
As an example ( referencing other peoples bugbears ie roads )
For those in Melb, I live near where the Sth eastern Feeway
cuts through Burke, Toorak and Tooronga rds.
18 odd years ago when Kennet got rid of the traffic lights so he could get more money for the tollway tender, he only bridged the Feeway.
There is a railway very close to the Feeway, but to save money, they didnt bridge that at the same time.
Now we cant afford to not fix it, as its stuffing up traffic and trains,
but we cant afford to fix it, cos its now too expensive
and will disrupt too much.
Shoulda just done it right first time.
Andrew