Re:Why the NBN needs to go the full way
by smutticus on Friday September 06, 2013 @11:00AM
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You do realize this is one of the problems the NBN is trying to solve, right?
The problem with a competitive market as applied to public utilities is that there is only 1 set of infrastructure. So either 1 player owns the infrastructure and provides the service, the current regime, or you break out owning the infrastructure and providing the service.
The plan with the NBN is that NBNCo will own the infrastructure and then lease last-mile connections to whomever that specific customer chose as their ISP.
The problem with a competitive market as applied to public utilities is that there is only 1 set of infrastructure. So either 1 player owns the infrastructure and provides the service, the current regime, or you break out owning the infrastructure and providing the service.
The plan with the NBN is that NBNCo will own the infrastructure and then lease last-mile connections to whomever that specific customer chose as their ISP.