MEDIA RELEASE NBN urgently needed in Gungahlin Senator for the ACT, Kate Lundy and Gungahlin Broadband activist Mr Russ Gillon have today called for NBN priority in Gungahlin to get around Telstra’s broadband blockers. Senator Lundy and Mr Gillon from ACT Broadband, a grass roots campaign highlighting the impact of broadband-blocking technologies (RIMs)* in Telstra’s [...]
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Interview with Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband
Senator Lundy spoke to Russ Gillon from ACT Broadband to briefly discuss some of the issues facing ACT contstituents living in areas such as Gungahlin. This short video is an introduction to the problems, and you can also see a longer and more in-depth interview which goes into the history and impacts of this issue [...]
Pair Gains: 2009 Update
One of the reasons the Federal Labor Government’s decided to invest in a FTTP (Fibre to the Premises) National Broadband Network was the poor state and limited capacity of the existing network infrastructure. The broadband blocking/inhibiting effects of network technology collectively called pair gain systems means that there will always be a percentage of internet [...]
Alston’s echo from the lost decade
Any one who wants to understand why Australia’s telecommunications have been stuck in the 20th century while the rest of the world has leapt ahead need only read the Former Howard Government Communications and IT minister Richard Alston’s hilarious contribution in The Australian today. He has entered the public discussion about the NBN in time [...]
Finally, real vision for Broadband!
This morning’s announcement is quite simply the most inspiring and visionary policy statement I have heard. Since I was elected in 1996 I have been arguing the case for broadband. This was very frustrating through the years of the Howard Government when I heard statements like ‘Australians weren’t ready for broadband’ and observed Telstra inhibit [...]
Coalition Government will pay for Telstra’s poor internet speeds
The Coalition is flagging the possibility of forking out taxpayers’ money to pay for the improvements to Telstra’s network that will be required to bring dial-up internet speeds up to a half-decent standard. According to Minister Alston, the Government’s inquiry into Telstra’s services will advise on: “additional Government action that may be taken to remove [...]
Howard’s catch-up broadband pitch no help to Canberrans still in the broadband backwater
The Howard Government’s so-called Australia Connected ignores the plight of thousands of people in city, suburban and outer metropolitan areas that are denied access to broadband because of the poor quality of existing infrastructure. The recent Gungahlin Broadband Survey, conducted by Senator Kate Lundy, showed that Canberrans are still in the broadband backwater with 74 [...]
Gungahlin Broadband Survey shows broadband needed for economic activity and growth
The most common reasons for a broadband connection in Gungahlin relate to education and small business, according to the results to date of my broadband survey of Gungahlin residents. This underlines Federal Labor’s arguments that broadband facilitates economic activity and growth. Gungahlin is a dynamic area with many people investing in their own skills and [...]
Survey results: Gungahlin residents still waiting for Broadband
A recent survey of Gungahlin residents has found that of the residents using dial-up internet, 85% wanted broadband but were unable to get it. Disturbingly, of the 182 detailed respondents, 28% of residents have tried to get broadband but were unsuccessful, and 21% are on waiting lists. Many residents reported that they have been waiting [...]
Radio Kate: Gungahlin Broadband Survey
Transcript A recent survey of Gungahlin residents has found that of the residents using dial-up internet, 85 percent wanted broadband but were unable to get it. Of the 182 respondents, 28 percent of residents have tried to get broadband but were unsuccessful, and 21 percent are on waiting lists. Many residents reported that they have [...]
