When it comes to covering the cost of implementing and complying with the Data Retention Act, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) are likely to wait more than a year for full government funding, the Attorney General’s Department revealed in Senate Estimates last night.
The use of wireless and satellite technology under the National Broadband Network (NBN) should not be regarded as a second-rate solution for regional and remote Australia, a Senate Estimates session has been told.
NBN Co chief executive, Mike Quigley, has cited expense and lack of global standards as reasons why the originally planned ADSL emulation port was scrapped from the Network Terminating Units (NTU) to be installed at residents’ homes as part of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout.