Epitome: Privatise the NBN for young people
By Elliott Richardson in Epitome on Monday, 29th November 2021 at 11:05am
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Business | Peter Adderton was once again in The Australian, but this time he wasn’t discussing the status symbol that is the iPad. Instead, he was discussing the privatisation of the NBN.
Shoba Rao had that exclusive with the Boost Mobile boss. Adderton called on the government to privatise the NBN as soon as possible so it can use its money for other purposes. The NBN is unlikely to be privatised any time soon given it is still operating at a substantial loss. Adderton said the government should be using that money and investing in education alongside better support for entrepreneurs. His criticisms of the NBN are fair. That the system can be complicated for consumers to set up, the speeds are slow in comp...
Business | Peter Adderton was once again in The Australian, but this time he wasn’t discussing the status symbol that is the iPad. Instead, he was discussing the privatisation of the NBN.

Shoba Rao had that exclusive with the Boost Mobile boss. Adderton called on the government to privatise the NBN as soon as possible so it can use its money for other purposes. The NBN is unlikely to be privatised any time soon given it is still operating at a substantial loss. Adderton said the government should be using that money and investing in education alongside better support for entrepreneurs. His criticisms of the NBN are fair. That the system can be complicated for consumers to set up, the speeds are slow in comp...
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