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| Thread ID: 89143 | 2008-04-22 04:26:00 | Key pledges $1.5b for fast internet | robbyp (2751) | PC World Chat |
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| 661184 | 2008-04-22 05:37:00 | I think it's a really positive move. Given the wide geographical distribution of NZ's population, achieving 75% coverage within 6 years is actually quite good. Secondly, if the taxpayer doesn't build the FTTH network, it will take even longer. We tried letting the private sector do it for our DSL network, and look where we ended up. Of course if Key doesn't follow through on what he's promising, then he'll find himself out at the next election. He's put some strong criteria on this build out "The network would need to be open access; would not see already planned investment cut back; would ensure increased broadband services; and would not end up lining the pockets of incumbent industry players." www.stuff.co.nz |
somebody (208) | ||
| 661185 | 2008-04-22 05:39:00 | Sounds good in theory. But Maurice Williamson - their shadow minister of communications has never been for doing much in practice. The extra productivity figure also seems pie in the sky. Extra fast movie downloads do not help the economy. |
Digby (677) | ||
| 661186 | 2008-04-22 06:02:00 | Sounds good in theory. But Maurice Williamson - their shadow minister of communications has never been for doing much in practice. The extra productivity figure also seems pie in the sky. Extra fast movie downloads do not help the economy. But barely reliable broadband services to businesses doesn't help a thing either. It will help those businesses that have giant databases overseas, and decentralised national databases... although another few pieces of string across the tasman wouldn't go amiss either. |
Thebananamonkey (7741) | ||
| 661187 | 2008-04-22 06:21:00 | They will need bigger Tui billboards to handle that. | R2x1 (4628) | ||
| 661188 | 2008-04-22 07:05:00 | Cue Tui ad - yeath right!. | stu161204 (123) | ||
| 661189 | 2008-04-22 07:06:00 | $1.5b? Too much for such a luxury. I'd rather spend that money to give the doctors' raise, or other better causes. | qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 661190 | 2008-04-22 07:09:00 | Apparently the "gift of the gab" served him very well in his past days in the financial markets in London. I doubt they could do any worse than Helen. I love Hillary Clintons about Helen, Quote for Hillary - "Here's a good one. Helen Clark, former prime minister of New Zealand: her opponents have observed that in the event of a nuclear war, the two things that will emerge from the rubble are the cockroaches and Helen Clark. [Laughs]" |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 661191 | 2008-04-22 07:12:00 | $1.5b? Too much for such a luxury. I'd rather spend that money to give the doctors' raise, or other better causes. We can do both. The 1.5Bil in infrastructure, is required for our future productivity, there is no doubt about that, however I had heard that it would need 10Bil . |
robbyp (2751) | ||
| 661192 | 2008-04-22 07:16:00 | Ouch, $10b!!?!?!? How much can only 1.5b do? Will it be worth sacrificing other vital causes? EDIT: never mind, I just figured the government will just spend the money on useless politicians' first-class air tickets, useless people and criminals' entertainment. |
qazwsxokmijn (102) | ||
| 661193 | 2008-04-22 08:30:00 | Ouch, $10b!!?!?!? How much can only 1.5b do? Will it be worth sacrificing other vital causes? EDIT: never mind, I just figured the government will just spend the money on useless politicians' first-class air tickets, useless people and criminals' entertainment. $1.5bill of govt's money, plus private funding. I suspect Key wants to follow a similar plan that the NZ Institute, a leading think-tank, suggested recently (www.nzinstitute.org) |
somebody (208) | ||
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