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THE Hanlon family of Hobart are big fans of Kevin Rudd’s new super-fast broadband.
Turbo-charged broadband hits Tasmania

David and Lynda Hanlon and daughters Louise and Chelsea, at home in Hobart, have had a free trial of the new system for two years. [...]

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Mitchell Bingemann and Michael Sainsbury

THE upward surge that Telstra shares experienced on the back of the Government’s $43 billion NBN announcement petered out yesterday as investors came to grips with the realities of the decision.

Telstra shares held steady at $3.35 in a falling market, after rallying 4.3 per cent, or 14c, on Tuesday. [...]

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Mahesh Sharma and Mitchell Bingemann | April 09, 2009

THE first sign of the Government’s $43 billion national broadband network appearing in your street is likely to be another wire placed in the tangle of cables carried by suburban telegraph poles.
The federal Government will use poles and underground pipes near homes to roll out the fibre backbone that will underpin the new national broadband network. [...]

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