Given that the NBN will most likely be utilising already built infra
(Telstra pipes and conduits) you might find that the bigger spend per capita
is out in the regions (where the infra doesn't exist). Sydney and Melbourne
will no doubt be the most expensive to cable up (purely as a function of
popu
Hi James,
Just a guestimate. Chances are project will run overbudget.
So instead of costing $40B for the whole thing, it may end up costing $60B
Divide Australia into its population centres and you may have Sydney and
Melbourne costing $20B each with the rest of the country combined making up
th
Just out of curiosity but where did you find the "$20b to link the cable
across Sydney" figure?
James Purser
On Thu, Dec 30, 2010 at 4:13 PM, David Lyon wrote:
> Hi Dave,
>
> Interestingly, my grandfather did actually spend 10+ winters out in
> the cold in Australia up the Eastern coast in a te
Hi Dave,
Interestingly, my grandfather did actually spend 10+ winters out in
the cold in Australia up the Eastern coast in a tent wiring the telephone
network that we now have. It was hard work.. it was cold.. that's how
the country was built.
Back when he reitred, he popped in at the Janalli off
In BC, the EBC program was widely viewed as a success. Companies apply
to the provincial government to become Eligible Business Corporations
(EBCs) and specify how much investment they are seeking (or more).
Once eligible, any investor instantly receives 30% tax credits back.
Of course, if these 30
As with most infrastructure planning decisions, for the first 12
months the problem is deciding how to implement it. After that we have
the new problem of believing the first problem needs to be solved,
when in reality we're spending years not deciding.
We didn't spend years figuring out what perf
