Reminder: Give Us Your NBN Questions For Malcolm Turnbull

Why don’t you know the difference between “who’s” and “whose”?

hey my question is about the article stating for the price of the NBN we could have 1 gigabit links, is there or will there be plans in the future for 1gig connections, its an easily reachable speed google is testing this in USA as we speak.

Under the coalition’s wireless broadband plan, has there been a study on the amount of energy required to transmit wireless internet to 97% of the Australian population? Also how does this compare to energy requirements for the NBN’s FTTH solution not including the energy taken for the initial build? Also with the limited electromagnetic spectrum available for wireless broadband, would there be a need to shrink the mobile cells to reuse the spectrum in built up areas creating the need to build more mobile towers and increasing the population exposure to electromagnetic radiation which may or may not have unknown health consequences?
Everybody knows the potential that cloud computing has to reduce energy costs for personal/commercial computing by centralising heavy processing, reducing outlay on computer hardware for companies, and maybe even helping people work from home reducing commuting to/from work(further greenhouse gas reductions), how compatible and reliable will the liberals 30-40mb wireless broadband solution be with cloud computing?
There is currently technology to transmit 100mb/s over a single fibre with ease and 1gb/s,10gb/s even 40gb/s & 100gb/s in transmission lines over one fibre. What current or future technologies are around to increase the bandwidth over wireless in the foreseeable future that wouldn’t require completely scrapping hardware both in transmission personal devices? Is this method enviromentally sustainable/responsible?

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Mr Turnbull,

Given you and the Liberal Party have declared support for the notion that vertical integration is the real issue in telecommunications – how would you propose dealing with the separation of Telstra in leiu of a significant Government investment in the sector?

You have suggested a system for broadband that would effectively require an ongoing Budgeted subsidy for regional broadband. If you established this, how would you prevent future Government taking away this Budget commitment?

Also, how would you ensure the regional subsidy was big enough to prevent perpetuation of the digital divide between metro (commercial) areas and regional (subsidised)?

Mr Turnbull,

I apologise if this is impertinent – my justification is that you must have expected a bit of impertinence when agreeing to answer questions from a geek-infested internet site. So, my questions are:

1) How does the opposition plan to rebuild credibility with tech-savvy voters who were appalled at Mr Abbott’s 7:30 report “technohead” comment, where it was clear that he lacked even basic understanding of an area of policy that was hotly debated in the election? Or are you happy to just carry on because majority of the public, while sensing that something was amiss, did not realise just how fundamental the level of ignorance displayed was?

2) How do you feel about being at the forefront of the opposition’s campaign to derail – at all costs – genuinely good initiatives being proposed by the government, rather than playing an active role in their success by scrutinising and improving them, and ensuring that there are safeguards in place to keep them on track (the model of opposition you at least partially subscribed to while leader of the opposition, a model which is decidedly out of favour at the moment)?

3) (Waving shiny pocket watch in front of Mr Turnbull eyes to induce a hypnotic state devoid of prepackaged spinlines) Honestly, doesn’t it just kill you that you can’t be the one implementing this exciting visionary policy initiative, getting your hands dirty, watching the project succeed, rather than being the battering ram of a blunt and unashamedly deceptive force?

4) Do you believe that there are many people who do not realise that the “We need a business case document” with a subsequent “The business case is not made out by the business case document” is corporatese for “This would be a feather in someone else’s cap, and I am therefore strongly against it”?

5) Do you believe that the good you’re hoping to do as the some-day leader of the some-day Liberal government outweighs the damage being done through the cynical attacks and stalling tactics that you are a key part of today on the proposals for a better future in the areas of technology and environment?