NBN backflip to free many Aussies from broadband limbo
Rather than making promises it clearly can't keep, NBN is finally being more cautious when it comes to prematurely declaring homes Ready for Service and trapping them in broadband's Catch 22.
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Adam Turner
Adam Turner is an award-winning Australian technology journalist with a passion for gadgets.
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