The NBN Futures Forum: Realising the User Potential of the NBN Realising the User Potential of the NBN
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NBN, public policy
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On 22 October 2019, TelSoc held its second NBN Futures Forum in Melbourne on the theme of realising the user potential of Australia’s National Broadband Network. Four speakers discussed various aspects of usage, including digital inclusion, access and affordability, broadband-enabled services, and service pricing. While the NBN has increased access to broadband, affordability remains an issue and the evidence suggests that gaps in digital inclusion are not being closed. The New Zealand experience suggests that demand for high-speed broadband will continue to grow if wholesale and retail prices are appropriately set. The cost of the NBN rollout remains a challenge for wholesale prices. Various improvements in affordability, including direct subsidies for low-income households, were canvassed.
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Leith H Campbell, Honorary Fellow, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne
Dr Leith Campbell is an Honorary Fellow, Melbourne School of Engineering, University of Melbourne. He has spent more than 35 years in the telecommunications industry, both in research and development and as an international consultant on telecommunications regulation. He serves on the Editorial Board of this Journal and was previously on the Council of the World Telecommunications Congress.
