NBN faces irrelevance in cities

Editor's note

Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull may be happy with his new NBN connection, but millions of Australians aren’t. Years of political interference, poor technology decisions and a monopoly business attitude have damaged the NBN brand, writes Allan Asher. Now a growing number of competitors are bypassing the NBN to offer, faster cheaper alternative services, putting the NBN at risk of becoming an expensive white elephant in our cities.

Shelley Hepworth

Section Editor: Technology

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Ongoing cost, technology and customer service problems have damaged the NBN brand. Mick Tsikas/AAP

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