Government puts comment about broadband on the internet
Following the release of a paper that discussed telecommunication in Australia and what the future holds, the Federal Government have responded with a series of submission that it has placed online.
A range of people including industry officials, stakeholders and even individuals entered in excess of 120 submissions in response to the paper titled National Broadband Network: Regulatory reform for 21st Century, which provided the telecommunications sector with a whole range of different ways of reforming consumer-protection arrangements and competition.
The conviction shown by Government when it said that in order for consumer to receive the best possible outcome during the rollout of the National Broadband Network there would need to be regulatory reform was something that was mirrored by the strength of response in the submissions according to Senator Stephen Conroy, the minister for Broadband, Communication and the Digital Economy.
Conroy said “The Government is giving careful consideration to the submissions put forward. We are determined to proceed with our reform agenda and we will be working hard to introduce legislation this year. The regulatory reforms we are now developing will improve competition and service during the transition to the National Broadband Network.”
In order to further enable Australia to involve itself in the future digital economy and to build a sound base for its broadband market the deployment of super-fast fibre optic broadband to every home, school and workplace would be achieved by the forthcoming National Broadband Network, said Senator Conroy.
Conroy also went on to add “The new investment is the biggest reform in telecommunications in two decades because it delivers separation between the infrastructure provider and retail service providers. This means better and fairer infrastructure access for service providers, greater retail competition, and better services for families and businesses.”
Source – www.psnews.com.au
