NBN to add value to new housing developments
- 29 May, 2009 17:12
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The latest piece of the national broadband network (NBN) puzzle is being considered, with the Government looking at how the network will integrate with new property developments.
The Rudd Government has opened a consultation process to ensure that fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) technology is installed in all new substantial greenfield property developments from July 1, 2010.
The commitment to FTTP in new greenfield estates was announced in April as part of the NBN decision. FTTP delivers broadband services with speeds up to 100 megabits per second - 100 times faster than those currently used by many households and businesses.
In a release, Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, claimed that having FTTP technology installed in a new home adds substantial value to the development.
“It is counter-productive to have our newest homes and businesses not using the most advanced broadband technology. This practice will lead to higher costs when copper wires need to be replaced by fibre,” Conroy said.
The release also claimed a number of local governments around Australia are already using their planning powers to encourage the rollout of FTTP in new greenfield estates.
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Anonymous
Velocity
Um, Telstra's already doing this and has been for a few years now (where the developer makes a co-contribution).
Mr Conroy: please let us know when you have an NBN plan, a costed business case and when you'll release the reports from the Expert Panel and the ACCC (as promised). Until then, you will continue to give the impression of just making this up as you go along. Australia can't afford this reckless and caviler attitude when tens of billions of taxpayer dollars are at stake, all on a flaky election promise (on ideas stolen from Sol!).
Bob
Ummm No, Velocity gives you the choice of Telstra or Telstra, with dodgy plans. A real FFTH like the wholesale one that allows many retails ISP's (eg. Internode's FTTH plans) is what is being proposed. Choice for consumers
Awesome
@ Velocity
haha, Velocity has billions of shares in Telstra - well STICK it, you let your board elect a douchy CEO, and now your gonna pay. That company sucks.
Anonymous
what does it cost for FTTP?.
What a Joke,large developers can't afford to pay for it.Telco's don't make a return on investment for 10 years plus.New home owners unless wealthy can't afford the connection plans.
when are you going to realise Austraila carn't just afford this yet.
Anonymous
The Sydney harbour bridge has just been paid off and you expect the NBN to make money from day DOT ...get real !!
Mr. M
How much does a run of optical fibre cable cost compared to the same run of standard telephone comms cable? If they run the cabling together how much would it add to the "value" of the new properties, if anything? Remember, it's the stuff that they connect the fibre optics to that costs the big bucks.
And as with any housing or land development all headworks costs are borne by the consumers. Land developers have HUGE margins on each block of land sold. They could absorb these costs but won't. Either the land purchasers will pay for it or the taxpayers will if the NBN project is to be subsidised by us.
Anonymous
ok i understand it will cost alot of money to build but i'm pretty sure it will cost more later down the track. plus building it will give hundereds of jobs to people so that will help Australia out of the economic mess. Also with faster internet it will mean that new australian companies will be able to do things to earn money that they couldn't on the super slow internet we currently have for example the media could setup media servers ect for tv. and the main point that i must stress is that we are laughed at by other countries when we say what we have to pay and our speed and download limits. also to finish off you people all must be in the cities cause your not saying how much of an improvement this will be for rural towns that some are still on 56k. That So seriously stop going on about something which will make this country better.
Anonymous
Doesn't anyone see this as a good thing?
It seems a lot of people have negative views on the NBN?
I can understand it from the viewpoint the government is taking a long time to get their act together and ... as such has no real solid detailed plans.
However, if this is done properly it should add significant value to our country, putting into consideration we are lagging so far behind every other major country in the telco industry, this NBN could help boost sectors of the Australian business market that are suffering - i.e Web hosting, Data Centres, etc.
Because of the low availability of fiber and the high cost where it is available these industries are very scarce in Aust compared with other countries... this network could be a major boost for our economy if businesses take advantage of it too.
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