EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

One of the key aims of the National Broadband Network is the provision of equitable internet access to all Australians, regardless of where they live.

How such a model can be achieved - when the cost of supplying broadband to remote areas is so much higher than in metro areas - is the $43 billion question.

It is a question that has NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley and Senator Stephen Conroy don't see eye to eye on. What's your view?

-- Brett Winterford

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By Ben Grubb | October 02, 2009

Quigley bristles at the idea of subsidising regional access.

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Local launch slated for fourth quarter.

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Developing traffic authentication smarts.

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By Iain Thomson | October 02, 2009

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By Shaun Nichols | October 02, 2009

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