The party that brought Australia the vision of the National Broadband Network concedes there are realities that cannot be undone.
Federal Labor has conceded there is little it can do to fix the embattled National Broadband Network if it wins the election.In-home wiring scheme aims to improve speeds on fibre-to-the-node connections but will cost less than $125mInstead, the party has vowed to upgrade in-home wiring to improve user speeds as the centrepiece of its vision for the NBN.
"This requires the honesty to acknowledge there are realities we cannot undo, whilst knowing that with the application of will and initiative we can try make the best of the NBN and position it for the future," she said.providing NBN Co with increased funding to improve internal wiring of homes with low speedsdirecting NBN Co to run trials of more fibre in the networkThe Government has already given NBN Co an extension on its $19.
It currently it costs consumers $150 to have this problem fixed under a standard installation, but Labor is pledging to meet this cost and claims it could benefit 750,000 households. "These upgrade trials will focus on the fibre-to-the-node footprint, and will be used to test new methods and construction practices to reduce costs," she said.
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