nbn is death of telstra, page-2

... telstra must convert over to the fibre to provide more broadband services - as the current services are constrained by old copper cables , rotting away under the streets - mains cable and street cable , due to the habit of the old planning regime ( engineers and designers/estimators ) not allowing for the internet protocol ( although they were not fully aware of its implications ) - they made use of cost efficiencies for decades of street pair gain systems ( saving on upgrading street copper cables ) and mains multiplying ( also known as commoning in some states ) ....
... to replace these old cables with a redesigned similar system would be horrendously expensive ) it will be much easier to transfer the services to fibre....
... some services may go onto the paytv cable systems but those that do not want broadband will just go onto the fibre until a generational changes makes broadband the required system ...
... all this will take time ...
... all boils down to the copper cables must go before it collapses in a heap ....
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