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A most extraordinary situation has arisen this week, with one of the country's major newspapers, The Australian, embarking on an apparent vendetta against Senator Stephen Conroy after he questioned the use of its stories by the members of a Senate Estimates committee inquiring into the National Broadband Network (NBN).
Reporting by The Australian has been targeted by the proponents of the NBN camp since the paper published a report claiming that householders faced thousands of dollars in expenses to wire their homes to take full advantage of the NBN. Positioned as it was on the evening before an election, the claims were quickly rebutted by Julia Gillard and others in the press, but that didn't stop them from surfacing time and again even from the likes of Malcolm Turnbull.
The claims were more firmly rebuked by NBN Co head Mike Quigley during his speech at the CommsDay Melbourne Congress last week, as were Turnbull's concerns that the NBN involved "compulsion" in pushing householders from Telstra's monopoly-owned copper network to another fixed-line monopoly.
NATIONAL Broadband Network users will not be able to use their telephones in a power failure unless they pay for a back-up system. Telstra copper lines will be replaced by NBN fibre as part of the $11 billion deal with the federal government. NBN Co has a hands-off approach to ensuring lines will be available at all times. Customers will rely on the fibre network for broadband and fixed telephone services. Each home and business will need a network termination unit for power. The unit needs a standard 240 volt, 10 amp power outlet and without that it cannot work. If the unit loses power, telephone lines will not work unless NBN users have a back-up battery system, an optional item under NBN Co guidelines.
Originally posted by SNAFU38
While I despise gillard & her back stabbing gang of union thugs, & I am sick & tired of them spending money we dont have, something needs to be done.
Telstra is getting out of control, charging huge prices for pathetic 'service'. This bill they decided that they would charge us not just what our bill should be, but thought they may as well throw in next months too !!
Unfortunately wireless is NOT the answer. It is the most useless piece of technology created, & rediculously overpriced. It is my only option & I wish I could get dial-up again, in all honesty dial-up would be quicker most of the time. If there is rain, cloud or even a breeze, it drops out. There needs to be a class action against these telco's.
Originally posted by badw0lf
Dial up would be quicker most of the time? Are you mad?
edit on 22/10/2010 by badw0lf because: it's 256 bad, not 2568... learn a pair of glasses...