Malcolm Turnbull jumps on NBN OECD report bandwagon
- 15 November, 2010 11:49
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Shadow communications minister, Malcolm Turnbull, has wasted no time jumping on the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development's (OECD) report which claims the National Broadband Network (NBN) could diminish competition in the Australian telecommunications sector.
In a blog post, Turnbull claimed he had similar concerns to the international organisation around the $43 billion broadband network.
“The OECD also shares the concern of the Opposition that the creation of a new government owned telecommunications fixed line monopoly will be anti-competitive,” the blog post read.
The report claims that the establishment of the NBN would create a monopoly in the telecommunications sector, and may not be a cost effective broadband solution.
Turnbull said that while it was unusual for the OECD to criticise political decisions, it did so in its report.
“It is unusual because the OECD rarely criticises domestic policies,” Turnbull said. “…This is in no doubt in large measure due to the fact that the Treasury of the country being written up provides considerable assistance to the OECD in preparing their survey.”
As reported by Computerworld Australia, the OECD has also flagged a greater role for ISPs to play in combating botnets, noting ISPs are important control points in the ongoing effort to control spam and botnets.
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Raymond
This government seem to accept with much glee all what the OECD has to say about anything what so ever! I wonder if they will accept this little doozie from the boffins over there!
My it would seem that all the early predictions about the scale and cost of NBN is coming home to roost. Only bloody mindednes,stupidity, would push forward with the status quo! Then again Conroy fits most of this bill!
Thank goodness there is the brainset of Turnbull keeping the bastadio's honest!
And our taxes in OUR pocket!
Visionary
It is reasonable for the OECD to offer concerns about such a large capital expenditure. However as our experts are telling us the copper is wearing out due to ADSL using up all the electrons, so the country needs a fibre network. I only hope light transmission along fibre cables will not wear them out as well.
RS
Gee not much changes here does it?
Anyway... perhaps it would pay to read the OECD summary report and not swallow Malcolm's eternal negative FUD, as the report doesn't echo what he is saying at all...
So it's anyone's guess just how you nay sayers can really stake any claims that the OECD back your FUD, when this report clearly says
"Australia faces a shortfall in infrastructure, which could worsen with the demand pressures exerted by the mining boom, population growth and environmental concerns. To respond to this demand and avoid bottlenecks, the authorities have put bolstering infrastructure at the top of their policy agenda".
AND...
"the government’s project of building a new fibre network, the National Broadband Network (NBN), holds the promise of delivering potentially large benefits"...
Then they simply go on to also mention the potential risks (as one always should and as we already know)... !
Not that it really matters to those here, who are unable or unwilling to comprehend! But here - http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/34/53/46288030.pdf
Visionary
yes yes, but i still want to see the appearance of copper once its electrons are all worn out by that nasty ADSL II
Raymond
The real concern is the lack of willingness from this government for scrutiny, it is my judgement those weak feeble Independents will join with Turnbull and insist the government put NBN under the spotlight of the Productivity Commission!
That outcome will find it is not copper nor fibre, but, if the NBN is to go ahead under the present arrangement such a massive investment in fibre ONLY will create a manopoly, and stop future investment in technology for decades to come....that is the problem!
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