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 Conroy moves to make new housing developments NBN-ready 18th March 2010 “The legislation will allow the targeting of those developments where it is practicable to have fibre now, while ensuring others are ready to have fibre installed as soon as it is possible and cost-effective in the future,” according to the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE).
“The government considers it counterproductive to rollout fibre nationally and leave new developments behind,” the DBCDE’s website reads. “Installing fibre in new developments will give property buyers early access to the benefits of next-generation broadband and help avoid future retrofitting costs.”
The government argues that making new developments fibre-ready is already standard industry practice and reflects the value that would-be new home owners place on new developments which include FTTP infrastructure.
Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Fibre Deployment) Bill 2010 will allow the communications minister to dictate which developments must have FTTP infrastructure.Perth Zoo quits monkeying with its analogue PABX 18th March 2010 Perth Zoo is to move to a new IP telephony which will service the organisation for the next 10 years, according to the Western Australia Zoological Parks Authority (ZPA).
Read the news alert hereUtilities fear SmartGrid technology not up to scratch 12th March 2010 Over 40% of Asia Pacific Energy organisations do not believe current information technologies are sufficient to address the challenges of smart grid strategies, according to a new survey.
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