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Title: Affordable broadband for all Australians
Author(s): Morsillo, Robert
Abstract: This paper focuses on the issue of broadband affordability for residential consumers in Australia, specifically those 20% of households with very low income. Using new survey data with analyses of market prices, customer segments and the relative prices and capabilities of fixed and wireless broadband, the paper argues that affordability is still a significant issue that needs to be discussed more openly in the public policy domain. Specifically, policies and programs that enable people on a low income to experience high capacity broadband services for themselves at home would help secure the considerable investment in the National Broadband Network and ensure that the benefits of the growing digital economy are equitably distributed to all Australians.
Publication type: Journal article
Research centre: Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Life and Social Sciences. The Swinburne Institute for Social Research
Source: Telecommunications Journal of Australia, Vol. 62, no. 5 (2012), pp. 80.1-80.16
Publication year: 2012
FOR Code(s): 1005 Communications Technologies; 1801 Law*; 2001 Communication and Media Studies
Keyword(s): Affordability; Australia; Broadband; Digital economy; Digital inclusion; Low-income households; National Broadband Network; NBN; Policies
Publisher: Swinburne University of Technology
ISSN: 1835-4270
Publisher URL: http://tja.org.au/index.php/tja/article/view/363
Peer reviewed