Recommendations
Recommendation 1
1.54 That
the Implementation Plan clearly states the government's intention to prioritise
the needs of underserviced communities, particularly those in regional, rural
and remote areas, over those with comparatively well-serviced urban areas.
Recommendation 2
5.40 That
the government releases a detailed Business Plan for Tasmania by 31 December
2009 that includes: an implementation plan that details which towns will be
connected by fibre and which will miss out; Commonwealth funding details for
the Tasmanian roll-out; pricing details for Tasmanian consumers; and the
percentage of aerial vs underground fibre connections to the premises.
Recommendation 3
5.46 That
the government expediently bring forward the legislation that will provide the
governance and funding framework for the NBN Co Ltd.
Recommendation 4
6.188 That
the government conducts a rigorous cost-benefit analysis of its NBN proposal
before the NBN Co enters into any new asset purchasing agreements for the
mainland deployment.
Recommendation 5
6.189 That
the government provides an Interim Implementation Study Report by 31 December
2009. This must provide a progress account of the planning of the NBN,
including the progress of the deployment in Tasmania and lessons learned from
that deployment.
Recommendation 6
6.190 That
the government immediately undertakes a skills audit for the NBN, detailing the
training course required, the training timeframes involved and the training
institutions available to ensure there is a fully skilled workforce ready to
deploy the NBN in each region.
Recommendation 7
6.191 That
the cost-benefit analysis, the Interim Implementation Study Report and the
Final Implementation Study, are all released for public scrutiny within 14 days
of completion.
Recommendation 8
6.192 That
the government commissions the Productivity Commission to undertake an annual
ongoing evaluation of the impact on productivity resulting from broadband
uptake, across all community, business and industry sectors, with the first
report to be tabled in parliament before the last sitting day in 2010.
Recommendation 9
6.193 That
if the Implementation Study concludes the NBN project specifications are
unrealistic, not practical or uneconomical, that the government must reassess
its overall policy approach.
Recommendation 10
7.91 That
the government provide greater opportunities for commercial viability of
broadband networks by advocating the development of new applications that will
facilitate economic development and improvements in health, education and
energy efficiency outcomes.
Recommendation 11
8.83 That
further consideration of the bill not proceed until after the NBN
Implementation Study has been completed, the government has tabled its response
to the Implementation Study and the Senate has certainty about the network
structure of the NBN Co and the regulatory framework which will surround it.
Recommendation 12
9.18 That the Senate agree to extend the Select Committee on the National Broadband Network, under the following revised terms of reference:
a) That the resolution of the Senate of 25 June 2008, as amended, appointing the Select Committee on the National Broadband Network, be further amended:
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to omit "25 November 2009", and substitute "30 April 2010"; and
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to add the following paragraph to the committee’s terms of reference:
(2A) The Committee is to examine the findings of the National Broadband Network Implementation Study, the Government’s response to the Implementation Study and any subsequent implications of that report for the National Broadband Network policy.
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