landline
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In Defence of the Landline Telephone
Once among the most ubiquitous pieces of technology on Earth, old school, wired-and-jacked telephones are disappearing. But are we being a little hasty here?
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As NBN And Mobile Networks Roll Out, The Productivity Commission Wants To Scrap Landline-Access Program
The Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation was set up to ensure that all Australians have access to a landline. The Federal Government’s Productivity Commission just a released a report calling the $3 billion over 20 years initiative “anachronistic and costly”, recommending it should end by 2020. The report points to the “sizable public investment” in NBN…