Kay Hull (Riverina, National Party) Share this | Hansard source

to move:

That the House:

(1)

notes that:

(a)

before the 2007 election the Labor Government promised to the Australian people that if elected, it would provide fast broadband to 98 per cent of households;

(b)

ten per cent of the population has now been left out of the Labor Government’s current National Broadband Network (NBN) proposal, which equates to almost two million Australians, who largely live in the regions;

(c)

towns with less than 1000 residents will not have access to the same services as those from larger towns and cities;

(d)

if regional areas are consigned substandard access to new and emerging telecommunications options they will suffer serious economic and social impacts; and

(e)

small communities must be able to access internet services which allow for business and services to prosper; and

(2)

calls on the Government to immediately outline details of any planning for the provision of affordable and effective services for the 10 per cent of the population who are beyond the NBN footprint.

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