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I WARNED YOU! HERE IT COMES!
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[quote:Anonymous Coward 575967:MV83NzM3ODhfMTE5MDQ2NzBfMUE4N0IzNkE=] I think this site is proof enough that the government should control the internet :hiding: [/quote]
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Australians only, so far.
A few years ago I warned that the government would get control of the internet by selling you on a NEW, FASTER internet that they own and control. Fast enough to handle censorship without you even knowing. Well, here it comes:
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link to business.smh.com.au
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The Federal Government and private sector will invest up to $43 billion over eight years in
a super-fast national broadband network
, in the "single biggest infrastructure decision in Australia's history".
In a bombshell decision this morning, the Prime Minister, Kevin Rudd, announced that none of five bidders for the national network - including Optus and Melbourne group Acacia - were up to scratch.
Under the new plans, the funding for the network offering speeds of up to 100 megabits per second will be provided by
a national broadband network corporation in which the Government will be the majority shareholder. The network will be operated separately from retail telcos such as Telstra and Optus.
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