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It's an important issue... I think it's success or failure will define the discussion over government involvement in infrastructure for decades to come. Thank

It's an important issue... I think it's success or failure will define the discussion over government involvement in infrastructure for decades to come. Thank god for politicians like Xenophon demanding some transparency to the process. Whatever you might think about the merits of the plan itself, the government's handling of the discussion has been amateur at best - shady at worst. As for the plan - my prediction (for what it's worth, and that's not very much): the network will either ruin the business case for the deployment of the newer tech that comes along in the next 10 years, or will be made redundant by such developments. Honestly, massive 10 year infrastructure plans in the telco/tech sector is just asking for fail. They should have only mandated the plan for country areas and left the better economies of scale in the cities do the job for them. Here in Sydney I already get 12mb plus. Yet my connection is still being forced onto the new fibre? What for? That's just wasted expenditure.

jackvalentine 16y ago
> Yet my connection is still being forced onto the new fibre? What for? That's just wasted expenditure. That would be creating a baseline of availability. People would scream bloody murder if you were told "no we will not provide you with capability for the future as your current capability is fine for what you need it for now".
- grovulent 16y ago
  Not sure I understand the point. How does anyone know what their usage habits are going to be like in 10 years time? That's part of what I mean by the government framing the debate so poorly. If they are stupid enough to set a benchmark of what the future shall be like - then it's their own fault if people start complaining that what they are being offered doesn't match that benchmark.
  - jackvalentine 16y ago
    No idea what you mean. They're setting a benchmark of an expandable fibre connection to 93% of Australia. How can you spin that as bad? As for usage: more. Technology use always expands to fill capacity.

jackvalentine 16y ago

> Yet my connection is still being forced onto the new fibre? What for? That's just wasted expenditure. That would be creating a baseline of availability. People would scream bloody murder if you were told "no we will not provide you with capability for the future as your current capability is fine for what you need it for now".

grovulent 16y ago
Not sure I understand the point. How does anyone know what their usage habits are going to be like in 10 years time? That's part of what I mean by the government framing the debate so poorly. If they are stupid enough to set a benchmark of what the future shall be like - then it's their own fault if people start complaining that what they are being offered doesn't match that benchmark.
- jackvalentine 16y ago
  No idea what you mean. They're setting a benchmark of an expandable fibre connection to 93% of Australia. How can you spin that as bad? As for usage: more. Technology use always expands to fill capacity.