❓ The Minister responds to a question about broadband services in WA, criticising the Federal Government's 'Australia Connected' policy as inadequate for rural areas and promoting the State Government's StateWide Broadband Network (SBN) strategy. The Minister also calls on members to support fibre optic solutions.
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BROADBAND SERVICES IN WESTERN AUSTRALIA
Can the minister update the house on broadband services in Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN
Can the minister update the house on broadband services in Western Australia? Mr F.M. LOGAN
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I thank the member for his question and for his very strong interest in getting high-speed Internet access into the bush. Mr Speaker, you have probably heard me before when I have been going on at length in the chamber about the forthcoming Australia Connected broadband policy, which was announced by the federal government yesterday. It reminds me of the times when we were kids and we were waiting for Christmas. We wrote our note to Father Christmas, and we were desperate to get the Scalectrix set or the Lego set that we were after. It was in my best interest to get the Scalectrix or the Lego because I would benefit from it throughout the next year. What happened when Christmas Day arrived? I would go down stairs and see the box under the tree. I would feel it and it felt about the right size and shape. I would tear it open and find a book, a pair of undies and some socks. That is how I felt yesterday when Senator Helen Coonan announced the Australia Connected broadband policy. Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question and for his very strong interest in getting high-speed Internet access into the bush. Mr Speaker, you have probably heard me before when I have been going on at length in the chamber about the forthcoming Australia Connected broadband policy, which was announced by the federal government yesterday. It reminds me of the times when we were kids and we were waiting for Christmas. We wrote our note to Father Christmas, and we were desperate to get the Scalectrix set or the Lego set that we were after. It was in my best interest to get the Scalectrix or the Lego because I would benefit from it throughout the next year. What happened when Christmas Day arrived? I would go down stairs and see the box under the tree. I would feel it and it felt about the right size and shape. I would tear it open and find a book, a pair of undies and some socks. That is how I felt yesterday when Senator Helen Coonan announced the Australia Connected broadband policy. Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
I thank the member for his question and for his very strong interest in getting high-speed Internet access into the bush. Mr Speaker, you have probably heard me before when I have been going on at length in the chamber about the forthcoming Australia Connected broadband policy, which was announced by the federal government yesterday. It reminds me of the times when we were kids and we were waiting for Christmas. We wrote our note to Father Christmas, and we were desperate to get the Scalectrix set or the Lego set that we were after. It was in my best interest to get the Scalectrix or the Lego because I would benefit from it throughout the next year. What happened when Christmas Day arrived? I would go down stairs and see the box under the tree. I would feel it and it felt about the right size and shape. I would tear it open and find a book, a pair of undies and some socks. That is how I felt yesterday when Senator Helen Coonan announced the Australia Connected broadband policy. Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
“The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said.
Mr F.M. LOGAN replied: I thank the member for his question and for his very strong interest in getting high-speed Internet access into the bush. Mr Speaker, you have probably heard me before when I have been going on at length in the chamber about the forthcoming Australia Connected broadband policy, which was announced by the federal government yesterday. It reminds me of the times when we were kids and we were waiting for Christmas. We wrote our note to Father Christmas, and we were desperate to get the Scalectrix set or the Lego set that we were after. It was in my best interest to get the Scalectrix or the Lego because I would benefit from it throughout the next year. What happened when Christmas Day arrived? I would go down stairs and see the box under the tree. I would feel it and it felt about the right size and shape. I would tear it open and find a book, a pair of undies and some socks. That is how I felt yesterday when Senator Helen Coonan announced the Australia Connected broadband policy. Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
I thank the member for his question and for his very strong interest in getting high-speed Internet access into the bush. Mr Speaker, you have probably heard me before when I have been going on at length in the chamber about the forthcoming Australia Connected broadband policy, which was announced by the federal government yesterday. It reminds me of the times when we were kids and we were waiting for Christmas. We wrote our note to Father Christmas, and we were desperate to get the Scalectrix set or the Lego set that we were after. It was in my best interest to get the Scalectrix or the Lego because I would benefit from it throughout the next year. What happened when Christmas Day arrived? I would go down stairs and see the box under the tree. I would feel it and it felt about the right size and shape. I would tear it open and find a book, a pair of undies and some socks. That is how I felt yesterday when Senator Helen Coonan announced the Australia Connected broadband policy. Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
Members have heard me speak on how our government has been waiting for the announcement of the Australia Connected policy. I put this issue in the context of what this government is doing with the StateWide Broadband Network strategy, which is a $1 billion, 10-year program. This government is leveraging its purchasing of telecommunications services to roll out fibre optic cabling to every government office, school and hospital across Western Australia; up to the Kimberley, around to Esperance, throughout the wheatbelt and to every location in which there is a government institution. This government’s program is aimed at it using its purchasing power to leverage the successful tenderer into rolling out high-speed fibre optic cabling to those institutions. We were hoping that whatever the federal government announced would fit neatly with this government’s SBN strategy. It may do, but at first look it does not appear to be the case. The federal government has announced a two-tier policy. We are told that in the capital cities and large regional towns - we do not know what is meant by “large regional towns” - Telstra will connect up fibre optic cabling and the bush will have access to wireless, through WiMAX, of up to 12 megabytes per second. The federal government says that will deliver high-speed Internet access to 99 per cent of Australians, particularly those people in the bush who currently do not have access. That is a very big call. WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
WiMAX technology is okay for downloading, but for uploading the back haul on wireless is questionable to say the least. In addition, WiMAX will present a problem with security and coping with new technology. Not only do this government and I recognise the flaws in the federal government’s policy, but also the Leader of the National Party recognises it. Today it was stated in a press release - WA Nationals leader, Brendon Grylls, says his party will push the Government to extend fire optic cable to as many country communities as possible. “The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said. I support his statements and ask him to get behind this government on the State Broadband Network strategy and argue with the federal government that that is what fits into its proposal and should be adopted. I ask him also to get behind the Rudd policy on broadband, because it is the only policy that will deliver fibre optic services to his constituents. I also call on the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale, who is very quick to criticise this government’s SBN policy, to also criticise what his colleagues have done in Canberra and inform them that it will not deliver to the bush. He should get behind this government’s SBN policy and support the Rudd policy on fibre optic cabling. He knows that is the only policy that will deliver high-speed fibre optic cable, which will not be made redundant by technology but will deliver high-speed Internet services to all people in Australia, not just a few. Finally, I ask members to consider why the two-tier program is being done. This is all about the federal election. Have a look at the information that was released in the federal Parliament yesterday about who will get the broadband. It shows which federal seats will get it and which will not. I feel for the people who live in electorates such as Brand, who will get second-class internet access, and the member for Serpentine-Jarrahdale knows it.
“The Rolls Royce of broadband is fibre optic cable and I will certainly be encouraging the extension of the cable as far as we can possibly get”, he said.
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