On opaque NBN Co reporting
NBN co's opaque reporting attracts criticism.
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NBN Co is a text book example of why Government Business Enterprises (GBE) attract criticism. In 2017, the company’s government-appointed senior management team is set to bumble along with a failed business model, whilst rolling out obsolete Fibre to the Node (FTTN) technology to about six million premises.
The CVC price is right for NBN Co
The announcement by NBN Co that a new CVC charge model would be introduced in June was discussed in The Australian this week. NBN Co is seeking to motivate the industry to move customers onto the NBN at higher speed tiers. Will the strategy work? For the next two years the telecommunications industry will have to accept the decision and seek to find solace in the discounts being offered.
Chaotic plan for regional comms
The Turnbull Government's Regional Broadband Scheme aims to partially fund NBN Co's loss making fixed-wireless and satellite services. In InnovationAus the outcomes of this industry levy are discussed and how it will remove the need for NBN Co's existing cross-subsidy.
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USO hurdles yet to be overcome
The Productivity Commission has released its draft report on the Universal Service Obligation (USO) and it has recommended sweeping changes. However, there appears little opportunity for government to make changes without Telstra’s agreement.
Telstra separation is a lesson learnt from the UK
Today in InnovationAus the decision by the UK communications regulator Ofcom to notify BT that it is to legally separate from Openreach is discussed in the light of how this ruling might impact on Telstra in coming years.
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The communications regulator in the UK, Ofcom, has notified BT that it is to legally separate from OpenReach after BT failed to offer voluntary proposals that address Ofcom’s competition concerns.
Telco reform an attack on the ACCC
The Turnbull Government’s threatening stance towards the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) is discussed in InnovationAus as the Government's efforts have been ramped up with the announcement that plans to repeal the telecommunications-specific anti-competitive conduct laws in Part XIB of the