Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network – A riposte

In a Submission to the Australian Government, C-COR Broadband asserts that Cable Broadband is a valid infrastructure for the delivery of superfast broadband. Cable operators drive industry innovation and create competitive tension for better economic performance and social outcomes.

The author of the submission shares his unease and senses that particular sectional interests are dominating policy making and expresses a growing belief that there should be a vigorous discussion on this issue leading in the absence of a strong Independent Centre for National policy. You can read a public copy here:

http://www.aph.gov.au/Senate/committee/broadband_ctte/submissions_from_march_2010/sub_131v2.pdf

We assert that poorly researched and biased contributions have shaped the policy framework to specifically exclude cable as a next generation architecture; unlike Ofcom, the Independent regulator and competition authority for the UK communication industry who accept cable as a key contributor to a vibrant marketplace. Similarly the US Government’s FCC would be alarmed if the cable operators were removed from broadband delivery as they have won approximately 55% market share against the traditional PTT operators like Verizon and AT&T.