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Broadband a priority for bush
26 Jun 2007
Research by Central Queensland University has found that businesses in rural Queensland would pay up to $115 per month for a broadband service at 1.5 Mbps and another $86 per month on top of that for speeds of 28 Mbps. The $1.9 billion plan by the federal government to fix rural broadband services cannot come fast enough for non-metropolitan businesses. Grain Farmer Peter Treloar in South Australia’s Eyre Peninsula said that he switched from a Telstra dial-up connection to a wireless broadband service but it is not much faster. As well as improving access for people working on the land, broadband is expected to assist rural towns, increasing employment opportunities.
The Australian, 26/06/2007
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