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Australia s National Broadband Network has become a tale of haves and have-nots, with the company announcing speed upgrades for some while confirming others will have to wait months to connect at all.
NBN Co unveiled details about both groups at its half-yearly financial announcement on Wednesday, revealing another 100,000 households had been identified for upgrades from copper to speedier fibre technology, while others would have to manage without any fixed broadband connection due to hardware shortages. One Sydney man hit by the NBN problem said he d been forced to hold up his smartphone to a window to get any internet access at all.
Shadow Communications Minister Michelle Rowland says the government’s proposed media code is based on a sound premise which seeks to ensure Australia has a strong and viable news media sector.
“It arises of course from an extensive project undertaken by our competition and consumer regulator which found that the market power of the digital platforms was having a negative impact on news media to remain viable in Australia,” she said.
“The premise of that is very sound.
“The Senate is examining the bill, there have been some public hearings on this at which concerns have been articulated from both publishers and business groups alike and other stakeholders”.
Ms Rowland told Sky News it is “absolutely essential” little publishers are protected and have the power to bargain with Google and Facebook.
“I think we also need to recognise some of the evidence we’re getting through those hearings is the code could have a disproportionate impact on some players verses
In his second reading speech, Frydenberg said the bill “represents a major reform an historic reform a world first, where the eyes of the world will be on what is occurring here in Australia”.
Frydenberg said the code will ‘level the playing field’
“We are not seeking to protect traditional media companies from the rigour of competition or, indeed, technological disruption, which we know benefit consumers,” he said.
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“Rather, we are seeking to create a level playing field where market power is not misused and there is appropriate compensation for the production of original news content.”
“It is critical to the functioning of our democracy,” Frydenberg said of such public interest reporting. “This role can only be fulfilled by a strong, diverse and sustainable Australian news media sector.”
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