Re: [LINK] The data drought

2015-10-05 Thread Karl Auer
On Mon, 2015-10-05 at 11:08 +1100, Tom Worthington wrote: > Who is playing the NBN for political gain? There would not seem to be > anything to gain for the incumbent government, whoever they are, to > deliberately limit NBN service in remote areas. Or are you suggesting > someone else is delibe

Re: [LINK] The data drought

2015-10-05 Thread JanW
At 11:17 PM 5/10/2015, Karl Auer wrote: >People's requirements are not geographically defined, so why do so many >people think it makes sense to provide service quality based on >geography? Turnbull responded to a person complaining about BAD connectivity by asking why the person moved there if

[LINK] TPP signed: the ‘biggest global threat to the internet’

2015-10-05 Thread Bernard Robertson-Dunn
TPP signed: the ‘biggest global threat to the internet’ agreed, as campaigners warn that secret pact could bring huge new restrictions to the internet The Trans-Pacific Partnership agreement covers 40 per cent of the world’s economy, and sets huge new rules for online businesses as well as tra