Turnbulls game of NBN reviews and audits is almost over
The news today that NBN Co has been given new instructions by the Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull came only hours after I wrote in Technology Spectator about the Game of Reviews and Audits coming to a rapid end. Is it surprising that Turnbull has acted before the business case has been completed? No.
What does the telco industry think of the NBN?
Interesting details can be found in submissions to the Communication Minister Malcolm Turnbull's endless NBN related reviews and audits. Like the one made by the Communications Alliance, having just swallowed the IIA, asking for the pesky ACCAN to be consigned to history as well. Last Thursday in Technology Spectator an attempt is made to discern what the telecommunicatons industry thinks of the NBN. And you'll already guess the answer won't you?
NBN: Turnbull's time is up
The delaying tactics have not worked and options are fast falling by the wayside. Where is the Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull? Apart from announcing new reviews and audits, and talking up select sections from reports, we have heard nothing concrete about what is going to happen next. Today in Technology Spectator the deafening silence is discussed. Turnbull's time is nearly up and if he does not act quickly the NBN will be beyond saving and Telstra will act to counter TPG.
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Can Telstra save Australia's NBN?
Before the Coalition government takes a backwards step, Telstra should offer to save the NBN and give Telstra shareholders a boost along the way. In Technology Spectator the idea that Telstra can save the NBN is put forward and discussed. Should Telstra and the government get together and talk about what can be done, rather than perpetuating the errors of the past decades?
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NBN Public Policy Process Audit
Turnbull's most recent NBN audit must rise above politics if it is to achieve a believable and reasonable outcome. But will it? There are so many factors to the NBN debate and Turnbull must realise by now that he will have to pull a rabbit out of the hat to justify the multi-technology mix NBN. Can he? In this weeks article in Technology Spectator the NBN public policy process audit is discussed.
Turnbull's GST on a Birthday Cake Moment
In a response to an article about the MyBroadband failure, the Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull provided a GST on a Birthday Cake moment. Turnbull's faux pas is discussed in the weeks article on Technology Spectator.