[nfbcs] National Broadband Network In Tasmania Australia

[Wunder, Gary]

I don't think there is any reason you shouldn't contact them now.
Especially is this so if they are using government money. Don't wait to
see if it is accessible if you have the opportunity to ask and press for
it ahead of time.

Good luck my friend,

Gary Wunder

 

-----Original Message-----
From: nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbcs-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Marvin Hunkin
Sent: Tuesday, September 15, 2009 11:33 PM
To: nfbcs at nfbnet.org
Subject: [nfbcs] National Broadband Network In Tasmania Australia

hi.
Aroara Energy in tasmania.
has bypassed telstra.
and is starting to lay fibre optic cables in hobart, scots vale and
smifton.
i read on the it newseltter from http://www.news.com.au that they have
started laying trenches and putting in cable for that.
the enegy provider for tasmania.
is putting this part of the nbm (national broadband network) and they
say by febuary to june 2010, these towns will have high speed internet
up to 100 mps per sec.
this will cost about $500 million and will take 5 years to complete for
the whole state.
the treasurer Michael Eyred said.
so looks like there will be more competititon and lower prices for
people with disabilities and also the genral public.
so will the new nbn be accessible for vips.
who knows.
until it is set up.
who will over see this project.
how it will be implmented.
How much it will cost for consumers.
The critical fact that it must be accessible to people with
disabilities, especially those who are blind and low vision.
hope the blindness agencies and the peak disaibility bodies are keeping
their eyes on the ball on this issue.
we do not want to be left behind, when the internet was first devised.
they did not think about that people who are blind or low vision could
use computers and the internet.
so now, organisations, governments and corporations are either willing
or forced to build accessibility into their sites.
What about Internet 2 from ibm, a year or 2 back.
of adding a second layer over the top.
and adding other features like web 2.0, interactive sites and other
multimedia features.
food for thought for our future.
cheers Marvin.
ps: so is the federal government in the states looking at the same
policy.
to have a national broadband network and involve corporations like
Microsoft, Google, AT&T, Bell, etc.
what are your thoughts.




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