Now they are just making it hard
Melbourne East-West Link or Fibre.
Hmmm...
The Australian Labor Party is considering whether it might be able to revive some kind of fibre-to-the-premises policy to take to the 2016 election. It's put forward a proposed policy platform, which will have to get past its backroom policy-making sausage factory, that includes a “two-stage” national broadband network (NBN …
They're still going with their original marketing:
"we will provide health services in the future ... we deliver a world class education to our kids ... we build a strong and growing economy"
This was the model sold by the big ISP's and in particular Optus. It doesn't say anything about Netflix.
- seem to be the go.
I doubt the ALP will embrace Turnbull's MTM concept and my interpretation of the 'two stage' NBN policy statement is that it implies having to deal with the contractual obligations and the reality of the Liberal Policy. Perhaps they will re-focus on FTTP, re-direct FTTN contracts to the most needy areas, and put upgraded HFC and FTTN areas at the very bottom of the FTTP list. Imo they could do worse.
There's a discussion thread on the ALP policy options here .... http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=2403194
As the election gets closer, we start seeing FTTN and FTTB sites popping up in greater numbers so the Fibber-alls can say they are building the NBN quicker and cheaper, when they've been dragging it out since they got in.
It doesn't take a crystal ball to see Abbott and co. being one term blunders.