If you had been paying attention you would know that I am not a fan of the Liberal NBN plan either. Like their direct action plan on "carbon" they have felt wedged to try to catch a few youf and doctor's wives votes. Their PPL plan is pretty dumb too.
The best way for people who want fast internet is for the government to get out of the way. If the demand is there private enterprise will cater for it faster and cheaper than some government boondoggle would ever do. Private companies are already stepping in because the NBN rollout is so slow.
OPENetworks began last week connecting apartments in one of Sydney's biggest complexes, comprising 810 units in 18 buildings at Erskineville in the city's inner west. The official NBN construction in the area is due between June 2015 and March 2017, according to NBN Co's website.
Internet service providers running on the OPENetworks system at Sydney Park Village are offering speeds of up to 100/40 megabits per second for downloading/uploading.
Plans offered by internet retailer Internode to Sydney Park Village residents start at $49.95 a month for 30GB at 12Mbps download speeds and 1Mbps upload speeds. For $94.95, residents can get 300GB and speeds of 100Mbps and 40Mbps. There is no installation fee on the 24-month contracts.
OPENetworks managing director Michael Sparksman said installing a VDSL2 internet service to an apartment using copper cost about $200 - half for equipment and half in labour. In contrast, retro-fitting a fibre connection into a building could cost more than $5000 for each apartment.