Footnotes

Chapter 1 - Introduction

[1]        Optus and Elders Communication.

[2]        Sourced from: http://www.broadbandnow.gov.au/government-intiatives.htm on 29 July 2008.

[3]        Extended Bandwidth Asymmetrical Digital Subscriber Line Version 2.

[4]        G9: the Group of 9 was a conglomerate formed by Optus, AAPT, iiNet, Internode, Macquarie Telecom, PowerTel, Primus, Soul & TransAct.

[5]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'OPEL Networks Funding Agreement not to proceed', Media Release 82658, 2 April 2008, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2008/019 (accessed 25 November 2008).

[6]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Government invites National Broadband Network proposals', Media Release 82947, 11 April 2008, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2008/023 (accessed 25 November 2008.

[7]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia; 11 April 2008, paragraph 10.4.2, p. 36.

[8]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia; 11 April 2008, paragraph 10.4.4, p. 36.

[9]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia; 11 April 2008, paragraph 10.3.1, pp 35-36.

 

Chapter 2 - Framework for the Request for Proposals

[1]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.5.2, p. 7.

[2]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.5.3, p. 7.

[3]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.5.9, p. 8.

[4]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.1.11, p. 2.

[5]        Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 39.

[6]        Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 48.

[7]        OECD Broadband Statistics: Fastest broadband speeds advertised by the incumbent telecommunications operator, all technologies, October 2007, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/10/55/39575114.xls (accessed 2 November 2008); OECD Broadband Statistics: Fastest advertised connection available among all surveyed operators, by country, October 2007, http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/11/36/39575235.xls (accessed 2 November 2008).

[8]        Mr Brendan Lyon, Executive Director, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 25.

[9]        Mr Paul Budde, Managing Director, Paul Budde Communication, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 83.

[10]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 4.

[11]      Communications Expert Group, Submission 31, p. 6.

[12]      Submission 31, p. 7.

[13]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 35.

[14]      Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 9.

[15]      Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 9.

[16]      Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, pp 31-32.

[17]      Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 33.

[18]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 33.

[19]      Mr Budde, Paul Budde Communication, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 84.

[20]      Communications Expert Group, Submission 31, p. 3.

[21]      Mr Philip Mason, Assistant Secretary, Regulatory and Technical Branch, National Broadband Network, DBCDE, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 36.

[22]      Mr Mason, DBCDE, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 36.

[23]      Dr Michael Wagg, General Manager, Networks Strategy, Terria, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 42.

[24]      Mr Michael Simmons, Managing Director, Terria, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 43.

[25]      See for example: Queensland Government, Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 4.

[26]      Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 4.

[27]      Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 6.

[28]      A hub township is a small rural township offering both residences and businesses of the township and outlying areas access to core services.  Their function is convenience, social amenity and service level.

[29]      Queensland Government, Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 6.

[30]      Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 4.

[31]      Submission 5, 'Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas', p. 8.

[32]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, p. 3.

[33]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008,. 2.

[34]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, Attachment 1, p. 2.

[35]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, p. 7.

[36]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, p. 18.

[37]      Mr Anson Cheng, Manager, Broadband Infrastructure, Western Australia Department of Industry and Resources (WA DOIR), Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 14.

[38]      Mr Cheng, WA DOIR, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 12.

[39]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia; 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.3.1.10, p. 5.

[40]      Mr Colin Lyons, Deputy Secretary, National Broadband Network Taskforce, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 54.

[41]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraphs 1.5.14-15, p. 9.

[42]      Google, Submission 29, p. 17.

[43]      Western Australia Department of Industry and Resources, Submission 2, p. 1.

[44]      iiNet, Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 3.

[45]      Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 7.

[46]      Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 7.

[47]      Google, Submission 29, p. 14.

[48]      Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 16.

[49]      Submission 9, p. 17.

[50]      Submission 9, p. 17.

[51]      Electronic Frontiers Australia, Submission 23, p. 2.

[52]      Optus, Submission 19, pp 13-14.

[53]      Submission 19, p. 14.

[54]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 14, quoting Kate McKenzie interview with Alan Kohler, 17 July 2008.

[55]      Competitive Carriers Coalition, Submission 8(c), 'A Critique of Telstra's Regulatory Model for Broadband Networks Since 2005', p. 14.

[56]      Luke Coleman, 'Optus charge: Telstra NBN "open access" akin to North Korea, Zimbabwe!', Communications Day, Issue 3351, 29 August 2008, p. 1, quoting Dr Tony Warren, Telstra.

[57]      Digital Tasmania, Submission 18, p. 7.

[58]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.3.1.10, p. 5.

[59]      Mr David Quilty, Group Managing Director, Public Policy, Telstra, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 18.

[60]      Mr Quilty, Telstra, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 5.

[61]      Committee terms of reference, available at: https://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/broadband_ctte/tor.htm (accessed 4 November 2008).

[62]      Mr Lyons, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 50.

[63]      Mr Lyons, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 50.

[64]      Department of the Treasury, answer to question on notice, Question Two (b), 10 September 2008 (received 24 September 2008).

[65]      See Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 53.

[66]      DBCDE, answer to question on notice, Question Thirteen (a), 10 September 2008 (received 25 September 2008).

[67]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 28.

[68]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 46.

[69]      Mr Quilty, Telstra, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 24.

[70]      See discussion, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 47.

[71]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 47.

[72]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 47.

[73]      Mr Lyons, DBCDE, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 48.

[74]      Mr Cheng, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 7.

[75]      Mr Lyons, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, pp 50-51.

[76]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 49.

[77]      See discussion, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, pp 49-52.

[78]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.1.12, p. 2.

[79]      Mr Quilty, Telstra, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 27.

[80]      See discussion, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 27.

[81]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 28.

[82]      Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 28.

[83]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 2.

[84]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 4.

[85]      Submission 15, p. 4.

[86]      Professor Trevor Barr, Submission 13, pp 2-3.

[87]      Ms Teresa Corbin, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Telecommunications Network, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 71.

[88]      Mr Cheng, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 4.

[89]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraphs 10.7.5-6, p. 38.

[90]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 11.2.1.7, p. 40.

[91]      Dr Ross Kelso, Submission 24, pp 2-3.

[92]      Submission 24, p. 8.

[93]      Submission 24, p. 3.

[94]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 26.

[95]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 16.

[96]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, pp 18-19.

[97]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraphs 1.3.1 and 1.4.1, pp 5-6.

[98]      Ms Scott, DBCDE, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 20.

[99]      Mr Joe Dimasi, Executive General Manager, Regulatory Affairs Division, Australian Competition and Consumers Commission, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, pp 76-77.

[100]    DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 10.4.4, p. 36.

 

Chapter 3 - Regulatory Revolution Required?

[1]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Request for submissions on regulatory issues, 2 July 2008, http://www.dbcde.gov.au/communications_for_business/funding_programs__and__support/request_for_submissions_on_regulatory_issues (accessed 18 November 2008).

[2]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008,  paragraph 1.4.1.3, p. 6.

[3]        DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.5.39, p. 13.

[4]        Google, Submission 29, pp 8-9

[5]        Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Submission 11, p. 2.

[6]        Terria, Submission 12, p. 4.

[7]        Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 13.

[8]        Western Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (WA CCI), Submission 17, p. 2.

[9]        iiNet, Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 5.

[10]      Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 3.

[11]      Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, pp 3-4.

[12]      Submission 3, 'Access Seeker Requirements', 30 March 2008, p. 4.

[13]      Mr Clive Poolman, General Manager Strategy, AAPT, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 56.

[14]      Ms Teresa Corbin, Chief Executive Officer, Consumer Telecommunications Network, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 65.

[15]      Western Australia Department of Industry and Resources, Submission 2, p. 2.

[16]       See Telstra's summary of specific regulatory proposals: Telstra, Public submission on the roll-out and operation of a National Broadband Network for Australia, 25 June 2008, pp 20-21.

[17]      Telstra, Public submission on the roll-out and operation of a National Broadband Network for Australia, 25 June 2008, p. 23.

[18]      Telstra, Public submission on the roll-out and operation of a National Broadband Network for Australia, 25 June 2008, p. 22.

[19]      Telstra, Public submission on the roll-out and operation of a National Broadband Network for Australia, 25 June 2008, p. 24.

[20]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 3.

[21]      AAPT, Submission 4, p. 9.

[22]      Submission 4, p. 9.

[23]      Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC), Submission 8(b), p. 1.

[24]      Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 7.

[25]      Submission 9, p. 7.

[26]      Professor Trevor Barr, Submission 13, p. 6.

[27]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 3.

[28]      WA CCI, Submission 17, p. 2.

[29]      Submission 17, p. 2.

[30]      WA CCI, Submission 17, Attachment: 'Regulation and Compliance: A Discussion Paper', WA Chamber of Commerce and Industry, November 2006, p. 18.

[31]      iiNet, Submission 4, 'Regulatory Submission', June 2008, p. 5.

[32]      Communications Expert Group, Submission 31, p. 2.

[33]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 18.

[34]      Mr Brendan Lyon, Executive Director, Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 24.

[35]      Mr Michael Malone, Managing Director, iiNet Ltd., Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 33.

[36]      Mr Malone, iiNet Ltd., Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 33.

[37]      Ms Deanne Weir, Group Director, AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 13.

[38]      Mr Kevin Morgan, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 28 October 2008, p. 85.

[39]      Adam Internet, Submission 25, p. 7.

[40]      WA CCI, Submission 17, p. 3.

[41]      Submission 17, p. 3.

[42]      Submission 17, p. 3.

[43]      Infrastructure Partnerships Australia, Submission 11, p. 5.

[44]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 22.

[45]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 22.

[46]      Submission 19, p. 22.

[47]      Submission 19, p. 23.

[48]      Submission 19, p. 23.

[49]      Submission 19, p. 24.

[50]      Mr Graeme Samuel, Chairman, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Economics, 5 June 2008, p. 58.

[51]      CCC, Submission 8, 'Submission in Response to the Minister's Invitation for Comments on Telecommunications Regulation', p. 22.

[52]      Mr David Quilty, Group Managing Director, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 11 November 2008, p. 5.

[53]      Mr Matthew Healy, Chair, CCC, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 2.

[54]      Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 32.

[55]      Mr Michael Simmons, Managing Director, Terria, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 33.

[56]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 28.

[57]      Paul Budde Communication, Submission 1, p. 4.

[58]      Optus, Submission 19, Attachment: Competition Economists Group, 'Structural Separation for a National Broadband Network: A report for Sing-Tel Optus', May 2008, p. 2.

[59]      Optus, Submission 19, Attachment: Competition Economists Group, 'Structural Separation for a National Broadband Network: A report for Sing-Tel Optus', May 2008, p. 7.

[60]      Optus, Submission 19, Attachment: Competition Economists Group, 'Structural Separation for a National Broadband Network: A report for Sing-Tel Optus', May 2008, pp 12-14.

[61]      Optus, Submission 19, Attachment: Competition Economists Group, 'Structural Separation for a National Broadband Network: A report for Sing-Tel Optus', May 2008, pp 12-14.

[62]      Optus, Submission 19, Attachment: Competition Economists Group, 'Structural Separation for a National Broadband Network: A report for Sing-Tel Optus', May 2008, pp 12-14.

[63]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 21.

[64]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 22.

[65]      Axia NetMedia Corporation, Axia Submission to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: Suggested Regulatory Priorities and Approaches for the Australian National Broadband Network, 25 June 2008, p. 2.

[66]      Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 15.

[67]      Optus, Submission 19, p. 24.

[68]      Mr Colin Lyons, Deputy Secretary, National Broadband Network Taskforce, DBCDE, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 8 October 2008, p. 58.

[69]      See for example, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, pp 1 and 4.

[70]      Mr Arthur Price, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 9.

[71]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 7.

[72]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, pp 7-8.

[73]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 19.

[74]      Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Submission 7, p. 4.

[75]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, pp 18-19.

[76]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.3.7, p. 5.

[77]      Senator the Hon. Nick Minchin, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 18.

[78]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 18.

[79]      Senator Simon Birmingham, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008,  p. 19

[80]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Estimates Hansard, Senate Standing Committee on Environment, Communications and the Arts, Canberra, 20 October 2008, p. 19.

[81]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.5.41, p. 14.

[82]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 18.

[83]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 19.

[84]      Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 24.

[85]      CCC, Submission 8, 'Submission in Response to the Minister's Invitation for Comments on Telecommunications Regulation', p. 20.

[86]      CCC, Submission 8, 'Submission in Response to the Minister's Invitation for Comments on Telecommunications Regulation', p. 21.

[87]      CCC, Submission 8, 'Submission in Response to the Minister's Invitation for Comments on Telecommunications Regulation', p. 21.

 

Chapter 4 - Deployment

[1]        Western Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 17, p. 5.

[2]        Queensland Government, Submission to the Australian Government on Policy and Funding Initiatives to provide Enhanced Broadband to Rural and Remote Areas, pp 4 and 6.

[3]        Mr Anson Cheng, Manager, Broadband Infrastructure, Western Australia Department of Industry and Resources (WA DOIR), Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 2.

[4]        Vodafone, Submission 9, p. 8.

[5]        Terria, Submission 12, p. 8.

[6]        Digital Tasmania, Submission 18, p. 3.

[7]        Mr Gregory Hicks, Chairman of the Adelaide ISP, Adam Internet, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 42.

[8]        iiNet, Submission 3, 'Regulatory Submission On the requirements for an Open Access National Broadband Network', June 2008, p. 6.

[9]        Ms Linda Chellew, Manager, Indigenous Remote Communications Australia (IRCA), Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 6.

[10]      Councillor Pedro Stephen, Mayor, Torres Shire Council, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 14.

[11]      Councillor Stephen, Committee Hansard Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 15.

[12]      Primus Telecom, Submission 20, pp 7-8.

[13]      AAPT, Submission 4, p. 7.

[14]      Mr Cheng, WA DOIR, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 2.

[15]      Ms Deanne Weir, Group Director, Corporate Development and Legal Affairs, AUSTAR United Communications, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 18.

[16]      Ms Corbin, Consumers Telecommunications Network, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 73.

[17]      Ms Corbin, Consumers Telecommunications Network, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 76.

[18]      Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Submission 7, p. 4.

[19]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, Attachment 1, p. 8.

[20]      South Australian Government, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee (RTIRC), December 2008, Attachment 1, p. 11.

[21]      Mr Dale Clapperton, Spokesperson, Electronic Frontiers Australia, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 37.

[22]      DBCDE, Request for Proposals to Roll-out and Operate a National Broadband Network for Australia, 11 April 2008, paragraph 1.3.1.5, p. 5.

[23]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 2.

[24]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 2.

[25]      Submission 15, p. 2.

[26]      Mr Hicks, Adam Internet, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 48.

[27]      Dr Ross Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, pp 20-21.

[28]      Dr Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 21.

[29]      Mr Paul Budde, Paul Budde Communication, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 84.

[30]      Electronic Frontiers Australia, Submission 23, p. 4.

[31]      Mr Michael Malone, Managing Director, iiNet, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 25.

[32]      iiNet, Submission 3, 'The Myth of Fibre', p. 15.

[33]      Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer (DSLAM)

[34]      Submission 3, 'The Myth of Fibre', p. 4.

[35]      Mr Malone, iiNet, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 20.

[36]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 2.

[37]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 13.

[38]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p.13.

[39]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 14.

[40]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, p. 4.

[41]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008, pp 16-17.

[42]      Professor Joshua Gans, Submission 15, p. 1.

[43]      Submission 15, p. 1.

[44]      AUSTAR United Telecommunications, Submission 16, p. 9.

[45]      Mr Price, Axia NetMedia, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 24 November 2008. p. 13.

[46]      Mr Hicks, Adam Internet, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 44.

[47]      Mr Hicks, Adam Internet, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, pp 44-45.

[48]      Mr Hicks, Adam Internet, Committee Hansard, Sydney, 7 October 2008, p. 45.

[49]      iiNet, Submission 3, 'Regulatory Submission On the requirements for an Open Access National Broadband Network', June 2008, p. 6.

[50]      iiNet, Submission 3, 'Regulatory Submission On the requirements for an Open Access National Broadband Network', June 2008, p. 14.

[51]      Dr Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, pp 27-28.

[52]      Dr Kelso, Committee Hansard, Brisbane, 21 November 2008, p. 28.

[53]      Mr Cheng, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 2.

[54]      Mr Anthony Frontino, Managing Director, CipherTel, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 72.

[55]      Mr Peter Monk, Chief Executive Officer, City of Perth, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 75.

[56]      Mr Monk, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 75.

[57]      Mr Monk, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 79.

[58]      Professor Trevor Green, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, pp. 55-56.

[59]      Professor Green, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 56.

[60]      Professor Green, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 58.

[61]      Professor Green, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 58.

[62]      Professor Green, Committee Hansard, Perth, 6 November 2008, p. 58.

 

Dissenting Report by Government Senators

[1]        www.digitaleducationrevolution.gov.au

[2]        http://www.nehta.gov.au

[3]        Report By The Expert Taskforce On Its Final Guidelines And Public Consultation On Its Draft Guidelines For High Speed Broadband Network Infrastructure Proposals, paragraph 28, September 2007.

[4]        Report By The Expert Taskforce On Its Final Guidelines And Public Consultation On Its Draft Guidelines For High Speed Broadband Network Infrastructure Proposals, paragraph 19, September 2007.

 

Dissenting Report by Australian Greens Senators

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