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Old 06-04-2015, 12:12 AM   #4
karj
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Default Re: NBN Fibre to the Node (FTTN) - What does it mean to us?

What does FTTN mean? It means Government just bought back the copper network which it privatised in 1998. It means giving Telstra taxpayer money for a copper network, of which 85% of the copper is reportedly nearing end-of-life and requiring major expenditure to bring back to standard. It means less upfront capital expenditure than the FTTH model, but more taxpayer dollars over the long term to keep the dilapidated copper network in acceptable condition. It means if we want to go FTTH in the future (which is likely), it will cost many more taxpayer dollars than it originally would have to do it in the first place. It means the Government looks good over the short-term 3 year electoral cycle because they "saved money" and saved us from the "outrageous waste and mismanagement" of the previous mob.
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