[clug] stupid Communications ministers

[Dale Baldwin]

man did she piss me off today


The Communications Minister, Senator Helen Coonan, says Internet speeds
in Australia are not as slow as Rupert Murdoch suggests.

Mr Murdoch today labelled Australian broadband Internet speeds a
disgrace and said the nation was being left behind.

He called on the Federal Government and Telstra to spend up to $12
billion to improve broadband speeds.

But Senator Coonan says speeds are improving in Australia.

She has also argued not everyone wants to pay for super fast broadband.

"What we have to understand is that people have got an interest in being
able to access the services they want on broadband, and very fast
broadband may be more than people either want to pay for or that they
need to suit their individual needs," she said.




http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200611/s1789525.htm