{"id":17237,"date":"2025-01-13T06:38:23","date_gmt":"2025-01-13T05:38:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/nbns-3bn-fibre-revamp-is-great-news-but-dont-australians-now-care-more-about-price-than-higher-speeds\/"},"modified":"2025-01-13T06:38:23","modified_gmt":"2025-01-13T05:38:23","slug":"nbns-3bn-fibre-revamp-is-great-news-but-dont-australians-now-care-more-about-price-than-higher-speeds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2025\/01\/13\/nbns-3bn-fibre-revamp-is-great-news-but-dont-australians-now-care-more-about-price-than-higher-speeds\/","title":{"rendered":"NBN\u2019s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don\u2019t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/live\/2025\/jan\/13\/australia-news-live-anthony-albanese-peter-dutton-cabinet-election-light-plan-crash-northern-territory\">Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<\/a><\/li>\n<li>Get our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=cvau_sfl\">breaking news email<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/app.adjust.com\/w4u7jx3\">free app<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/australia-news\/series\/full-story?CMP=cvau_sfl\">daily news podcast<\/a>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The announcement of the demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology will be welcomed by those who have endured poor speeds and service for the past few years, but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact.<\/p>\n<p>When Tony Windsor sided with Labor in the 2010 election, he put the NBN as one of the key issues, saying famously: do it once, do it right, and do it with fibre.<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/email-newsletters?CMP=copyembed\">Sign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/technology\/2025\/jan\/13\/nbn-fibre-to-the-node-technology-fttp-replacement-program\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/28dcea5ee298a458a4e48627c429a249de39d07a\/0_108_3543_2125\/master\/3543.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=498a188a017880445147a508e6863aac\" title=\"NBN\u2019s $3bn fibre revamp is great news but don\u2019t Australians now care more about price than higher speeds?\" \/>The demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact<\/p>\n<p>Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates<br \/>\nGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast<\/p>\n<p>The announcement of the demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology will be welcomed by those who have endured poor speeds and service for the past few years, but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact.<br \/>\nWhen Tony Windsor sided with Labor in the 2010 election, he put the NBN as one of the key issues, saying famously: do it once, do it right, and do it with fibre.<br \/>\nSign up for Guardian Australia\u2019s breaking news email Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology is welcome but making the internet more affordable would have a much bigger impact Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updates Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast The announcement of the demise of NBN\u2019s fibre-to-the-node technology will be welcomed by those who &hellip;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"> <a class=\"\" 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