There’s been a lot of talk about the National Broadband Network, join Rod Quinn and Paul Wallbank to discuss what the NBN means to you.
We’ll be taking listeners’ calls to debate, explain and discuss the issues, costs and technology questions surrounding this massive project.
Please note that this segment will be going out on the ABC Local Digital Network in capital cities as the Commonwealth games will go out on the analogue network.
If you are outside of the capital cities, you can stream the program through the ABC Nightlife website. If you’d like to join the conversation with your questions or comments phone 1300 800 222 within Australia or +61 2 8333 1000 from outside Australia.
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It’s interesting to see how people are reacting to the possibility of super-fast broadband. Many of us who use technology every day can see great benefits ahead on the NBN, but those who aren’t as involved wonder why we need anything different from today.
I like to open discussions like this with the observation that even the most technologically literate don’t know what we’ll be doing on the NBN in a decade, just as a decade ago we could not foresee today’s applications.
One thing is for sure. Australia’s NBN will enable the development of these new applications and we’ll be a world leading online society for decades to come.