Conroy pleased with competition by ISPs

Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, said recently that competition from Internet Service Providers was helping to keep NBN subscription costs low.

The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has recently stated that he is pleased with the competition that is stemming from Australia’s National Broadband Network Internet Service Providers, claiming that the competition will help to bring the cost of NBN subscription down for consumers.

There have been some concerns expressed with regards to the amount that consumers would have to pay for their internet access via the NBN in recent reports. However, Conroy said that Exetel had recently announced an entry level price of less than thirty five dollars, which had helped to further increase competition.

Conroy stated: “As each day passes we are seeing competition in the retail NBN access market drive prices lower. This is great news for internet consumers. It is now time for Tony Abbott and Malcolm Turnbull to stand up and admit they have been deliberately misleading the Australian public about the NBN.”

He added: “In many cases it is extremely difficult to make a proper comparison of packages because the speeds actually being delivered by internet service providers currently using today’s aging copper infrastructure are often well below what they are advertised to be. Another thing consumers should be aware of is that some media reports are not including line rental when they quote current internet plan prices, which is approximately $30 on top of the plan cost. The NBN is creating a network that will cater to the future needs of Australia, a network that will end the digital divide between metropolitan and regional Australia and one that will make Australia a world-leading digital economy.”

Do you agree that prices will come down because of increased competition?

Source – DBCDE