As the Australian government moves to begin construction on a new high-speed fiber optic network, it has also introduced legislation which may impact new home building. The legislation would ensure new buildings are capable of high-speed connections.
If passed, the bills would enable the government to determine which buildings must be equipped with fiber-optic cabling, and which must simple be capable of being wired for it. The news comes shortly after the FCC announced plans to roll broadband out to more users across the U.S.
The government's high-speed fiber optic network is known as NBN Co. It will be rolled out nationally over the next eight years, at a cost of $40 billion (U.S.).
The legislation is backed by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. He said:
“High speed broadband is becoming a critical utility service like water, electricity and gas. It allows us to target those estates where it is possible to have fiber now, while ensuring others have fiber- ready infrastructure installed so it is easier and cheaper to connect them later.”
At the same time, however, Conroy has been trying to work with Telstra, the nation's only national ISP, on the NCN network rollout, and that has stalled in the Senate, where the Labor party doesn’t have a majority.
Written by Michael Santo
HULIQ.com
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