No quick fix on broadband for Australian regions
Posted in: Government & Policy at 27/08/2008 01:35
Australians living in metropolitan areas may be logging on to the internet using the Government's $4.7 billion national broadband network as early as next April, although regional users will not be so lucky.
Industry analysts say such a scenario is only possible if Telstra wins the lucrative bid and if the Government is prepared to place an indefinite hold on extending the broadband services to underserviced regions.
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