Broadband future: Father of the Internet praises NBN

High Praise Indeed,and straight from the horses mouth ,so to speak,

Probably in a better world. It's about time some control was put on the net, perhaps then I wouldn't be seeing 6 year olds watching porn on the way to school on some kids mobile whose parents were too irresponsible, or I would prefer to think ignorant,to filter it.

If you saw porn on a mobile you had to be looking over the kids shoulder. Why didn't you say something? Was it because it was only in your imagination? Or was it because you saw a couple of chicks in bikinis and you knew that the kids and everyone else would laugh them selves sick at your perverted attitude?

Outdated, expensive technology and no choice?

Yup, sounds like the Gov't's at it again - limiting consumer choice and creating a pig trough for kickbacks at mate's rates.

Australia definitely lacks a fast, reliable and cheap internet. Europe has broadband that is far better and at least twice less expensive. NBN might be the way out of the Dark Ages. Unfortunately, what concerns me is the fact that only wholesale will be controlled by the government. In the end customers will be dealing with already existing providers. This could bring prices down slightly but not by much.

"Mine will be the last household in Australia to have a pay TV installed and the last one to have (and pay ridiculous price for it) NBN installed - PROMISED! I simply don't need them - both. But the one who needs, well, let him/her pay for it...."

Your Loss. It's thinking like that which proves how much of a backwater we sometimes can be. Is there a reason other then price that makes you uncomfortable moving into the 21st century or do you just live alone with a ton of cats?

P.S Just incase you haven't yet realised your going to be paying for the NBN just like everyone else, shame your too pigheaded to be able to enjoy the advantages

i didnt even know anyone offered dialup as an actual service these days. try optus or another company.

From the paid political hacks posting here, it looks like the Liberals are determined to drag Australia back into the Dark Ages (ie 1950s) where you only saw white people on the streets, where you only had a choice of two religions - Catholic or Protestant and phones came in black bakelite, hardwired to a wall.

Look at the politcians who are trying to bring down the NBN, they are all hardline 'christian' conservatives who believe in Creation 'Science'.

Of course he's in favour. Our tax dollars wasted so content providers like Google can make more money. 43 billion could build divided road from Brisbane to Adelaide, save countless lives with economic benefits. The reason the government won't do a business case for the NBN is because there is no possible justification for the expense. Anyone with a brain knows it. The telecoms, IT and content industry is rent seeking, and it is sickening how no-one will speak up.

Good Luck at NOT getting the NBN as they will be also ripping out the Old Copper cables at some stage.

Just as roads, water supply, sewerage and electricity are seen as necessary infrastructure to live in the modern world, so will broadband. Our descendants will be amazed to find out that there was a time when everybody didn't have access to virtually unlimited broadband. Look at how pervasive it has become in our lives now.

They'll still have to get their fibre past my 1 metre wide path that's proved an impenetrable barrier to Telstra. Forget the copper - it's a pair-gain line from an exchange without naked ADSL in my heavily-populated suburb. I'm stuck with wireless in my city backwater.

This investment is a big win for Australia, it will pay for itself a million times over.