This week: Turbull sought conspirators, Abbot may have praised the NBN and Western Sydney got switched on.
• It’s not news that the coalition’s not a big fan of the NBN. Malcolm Turnbull took an interesting tangent on the NBN front, declaring that Google is an ‘conspirator against the taxpayer’ because the company had praised the NBN.[ZDNet]
• Tony Abbott, meanwhile, was accused of supporting the NBN, based on comments he made to a Mount Isa newspaper. [SMH]
• The structural separation of Telstra (a pre-NBN prerequisite) was criticised by Telstra’s competitors in a submission to the ACCC. [ITWire]
• Optus is one of those competitors, and it found itself in the spotlight surrounding allegations around its undertaking to the NBN relating to anti-disparagement provisions in its own NBN agreeements. [ITWire]
• Newly built homes in the Western Sydney suburb of Doonside were connected up to the NBN. [ZDNet]
• Internode started delivering FetchTV services via the NBN. [Smarthouse]
• NBN CEO Mike Quigley stated that the construction contracts for the Northern Territory and South Australia would be announced in the next few weeks. [ZDNet]
• A hiccup in the telemedicine world, as NBN chief Mike Quigley admitted that the very slowest plans (which are more likely to be popular with low-income households) wouldn’t be capable of HD broadcasts. [The Australian]
• The ACCC is objecting to a court decision about who can buy the Franklins supermarket chain. The NBN connection? If it stands, the ruling might influence a decision on the planned merger of Foxtel and AUSTAR, an issue which is being dominated by NBN considerations. [Lifehacker]
EckyThump
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 2:59 PMIs there a known price for actually getting your house connected? I’ve heard so much rhetoric on the subject that it’s kind of a grey area! Got any idea Alex?
Sambo
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3:39 PMEcky,
According to the NBN FAQ’s, the cost is zero if you connect when the rollout happens in your area. No decision has been made on the cost if you connect after the rollout.
http://www.nbn.gov.au/frequently-asked-questions/
Sally
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3:03 PMDoonside? WTF.
The cables will not last long before they are on eBay.
I got all excited when I saw Western Sydney was connected, what a disappointment.
EckyThump
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3:20 PM“The cables will not last long before they are on eBay”
what does that mean?
poedgirl
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3:43 PMI assume that due to the average socioeconomic level of the area, the poster was insinuating that the cables would be stolen by individuals with lesser moral standards.
EckyThump
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:06 PMThat makes sense for copper, but glass?
MrTaco
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:29 PMIt is a joke about the people of the area. Not about the value of fibre.
EckyThump
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:46 PMK..! #]
Martin Smyth
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 3:45 PMBecause its such a dodgy place!!!
Russell
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:34 PMI’m with you on this one. But better doonside than Mt Druitt.
kedr
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 4:20 PMI had my house connted to telstra cable which had internet and tv. Would this mena i sll be able to get high speed internet when telstra goes nbn?
James Mac
Friday, September 9, 2011 at 9:34 PMAnd the rollout got stopped in South Australia because of a fight between ETSA and NBN Co.
Steve
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 6:04 AMWell I’m afraid the NBN chief and the Australian is incorrect about HD streams. There is a new technology that Google+ uses. Its not made by Google, its made by a separate company who leases the technology. You can see it in action here.. https://plus.google.com/111091089527727420853/posts/bMYdBt4bDH5
JR
Saturday, September 10, 2011 at 9:33 AM“A hiccup in the telemedicine world”
Come on guys look at the BIG PICTURE i cant stream HD content now!!!! At least as time goes on and prices drop in the near future it will be possible!!! “BIG PICTURE”
Ollie
Monday, September 12, 2011 at 12:21 PM*shrugs* who give a flying fruitcake about telemedicine in HD? use friggen SD instead.
We can’t even get most of our free-to-air tv in HD yet, and they’ve been stuffing around with that for years!