The $30BN+ National Broadband Network (NBN) was supposed to catapult Australia into being a world leader in internet communications.
Was it really? I mean REALLY? From what I remember from the very start NBN process was hijacked by Telstra execs getting a say in it. You are building a National Fiber network with DATA CAPS on INTERNAL TRAFFIC
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. All arguments about congested expensive international undersea cables go right out the window. This is beyond stupid, the only reason that comes to mind is trying to preserve incumbent profits (Telstra? expensive cellular plans?). Together with US you are third world countries when it comes to internet connectivity. Its especially funny because every time this subject crops up I hear about population density, I can get fast cheap internet in middle of bumbfck nowhere in EU, while you pay $400 for 20Mbit in Sydney, biggest and probably densest city in AU?
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For a comparison in Poland/Romania its normal to get a small EU grand (couple million euro), build small (<100km) fiber ring network and connect as many clients as you can get your hands on at symmetric 1GBit/~20euro a pop, no data caps obviously. This is probably mainly possible due to mandatory sharing requirements for incumbent infrastructure in UE.
You dont limit people to two ice cream scoops in the summer, you bring second ice cream van and sell twice as much. Internet is not a scarce resource, data caps are clearly only an instrument of protectionism. Sane people faced with reaching capacity limit simply upgrade (one time cost) so they can service more clients (recurring profit). Insane systems (at&t) cherish capacity limits, because it gives them power over artificially scarce resource.
Your problem appears to be of political nature. I bet your park has direct fiber connection with NBN, but why bother cannibalizing profits?
/boasting mode
Btw right now in capital I have access to two hybrid fiber networks (last mile cable, fiber ring backbone). Old one 250/20 $24/m and 120/10 $16/m, new one 300/10 Mbit $16/m. There are also business 150/20 at $25 and 300/30 at $50 plans with SLA (still over hybrid network), plus dedicated up to 10Gbit direct fiber offerings for big business. Of course there are more than a few ADSL/VDSL providers sharing incumbent telephone lines too. Fastest VDSL2 offering is a ridiculous, and unattainable due to cable quality and length requirements, 600/60 Mbit VDSL2 at $25. Everything slower is cheaper, 100/10 is ~$18.
Did I mention we have free wireless internet? 2011 LTE frequency allocation auction had a provision mandating winner to provide
free 512kbit UMTS 900MHz internet for 3 years after reaching 50% coverage milestone, and LTE 2.6GHz for 3 years after reaching 75% coverage milestone. It is currently estimated this free internet will be available up to 2019 :-). Of course there are limits (disconnect every 60 minutes, captcha, yet still NO DATA CAPS), but it is free and available everywhere.
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