STUFF:New Zealand :: Unbundling boosts broadband - watchdog
By Marta Steeman
...The Australian competition watchdog says "unbundling" of the local copper network has boosted the uptake of high-speed services in Australia, though few lines have been rented by Telstra's competitors. ... "If the Government is serious about the whole knowledge economy thing then unbundling and wholesaling, the intervention of the commissioner, is the only thing to kick the deployment of broadband throughout New Zealand."...
The Scotsman :: Hi-Wide set to deliver broadband to isolated communities
by John Ross
...Calum Davidson, the head of HIE's (Highlands and Islands Enterprise) knowledge economy team, said: "In the current market, we can't see that commercial broadband solutions will become available to much more than half the people in our area. But we are convinced that broadband will be the major driving force for economic and social development this decade and we can't afford for any parts of the Highlands and Islands to be left behind."...
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