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Australia’s Broadband Tax Starts on January 1, Here’s What You Need To Know
Earlier this year the Australian government finalised its amendments to the upcoming Telecommunications (Regional Broadband Scheme) Charge Bill 2019. It ensures that regional Australians will have access to ‘essential broadband services’. To pay for this a ‘broadband tax’ will be introduced from January 1, but details on who will actually be paying this are still…
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NBN Co Wants To Offer Cheap 1GB Plans But With Baby Upload Speeds
NBN Co floated the idea of offering more affordable plans with faster speeds a few months back. No one’s opposed to that. But the way it plans on doing it means you’ll have to forego upload speeds. Here’s what it proposes.
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Federal Government Rejects Using More Fibre During NBN Rollout
The Federal Government has decided to stick to its guns regarding it’s current rollout plans for the NBN network, rejecting calls from a joint federal inquiry to increase the amount of fibre it’s planning to use. Colour me unsurprised.
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Here’s How Much The NBN Is Really Costing The Government
Today the Parliamentary Budget Office released a report showing exactly how much money the Australian Government has already invested into NBN Co, and how much it is expected to cost over the next 10 years. Including details on a recent $19.5 billion loan, which was given despite an existing government investment of $20.3 billion, and…