Comments on: NBN Numbers Part Two: why it may never cover its costs http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/ blogging is not a spectator sport Fri, 19 Mar 2010 06:57:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: NBN at $200/ month? Maybe http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-322698 NBN at $200/ month? Maybe Sat, 11 Apr 2009 06:45:21 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-322698 [...] wrote earlier in the week about how the numbers don’t stack up for the NBN when you consider the need to repay the cost [...] [...] wrote earlier in the week about how the numbers don’t stack up for the NBN when you consider the need to repay the cost [...]

]]> By: Mike http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-338356 Mike Thu, 09 Apr 2009 12:40:23 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-338356 Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow. Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow.

]]> By: Mike http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-337911 Mike Thu, 09 Apr 2009 07:40:23 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-337911 Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow. Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow.

]]> By: Mike http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-322555 Mike Thu, 09 Apr 2009 05:40:23 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-322555 Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow. Telstra will also lower their prices, so the take up rate could be slow.

]]> By: Dan http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-322488 Dan Wed, 08 Apr 2009 08:38:31 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-322488 One major assumption you're making here is that the NBN will exclude business access / participation. What happens to the costs when you factor those into the equation? OK, so large corporates in metropolitan areas may already have their own access (but so would households), but there must be hundreds of thousands of small businesses which could also benefit - normally paying rates higher than individual consumers. One major assumption you're making here is that the NBN will exclude business access / participation. What happens to the costs when you factor those into the equation? OK, so large corporates in metropolitan areas may already have their own access (but so would households), but there must be hundreds of thousands of small businesses which could also benefit – normally paying rates higher than individual consumers.

]]> By: chriswere.com » Blog Archive » NBN Numbers http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-322467 chriswere.com » Blog Archive » NBN Numbers Wed, 08 Apr 2009 05:53:16 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-322467 [...] Riley has made some interesting comments about the cost of the governments announced fibre optic broadband network. He argues that the cost [...] [...] Riley has made some interesting comments about the cost of the governments announced fibre optic broadband network. He argues that the cost [...]

]]> By: Chris http://www.duncanriley.com/2009/04/08/nbn-numbers-part-two-why-it-may-never-cover-its-costs/comment-page-1/#comment-322469 Chris Wed, 08 Apr 2009 04:05:58 +0000 http://www.duncanriley.com/?p=1559#comment-322469 "does anyone really believe that this will still be state of the art tech in 2038"<br><br>It wouldn't surprise me that this will still be a very god solution in 2050. We are still using copper wires that have been around for 50+ years.<br><br>For further reasoning why, see my blog post regarding this: <a href="http://www.chriswere.com/?p=129" rel="nofollow">http://www.chriswere.com/?p=129</a> “does anyone really believe that this will still be state of the art tech in 2038″

It wouldn't surprise me that this will still be a very god solution in 2050. We are still using copper wires that have been around for 50+ years.

For further reasoning why, see my blog post regarding this: http://www.chriswere.com/?p=129

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