NEW GERIATRICIAN HELPS THE ELDERLY : NBN News: "After 27 years as the Far North Coast’s only Geriatrician, Dr Hugh Fairfull-Smith finally has a helper.
The Northern New South Wales Health District today welcomed Dr Alison Semmons to its tiny team of geriatric specialists.
The new recruit is already run off her feet."
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Wednesday, March 20, 2013
National Broadband Network to help elderly stay in own homes, project boss says | Herald Sun
National Broadband Network to help elderly stay in own homes, project boss says | Herald Sun: "THE National Broadband Network will help older people stay in their own homes longer and their aged care will cost a fraction of what they would pay for a nursing home, the man in charge of building the project says.
NBN boss Mike Quigley also says households will receive better and faster broadband for what they already pay.
Mr Quigley hit back at critics who had derided the NBN's slow roll-out, saying the decade-long project was like "pushing the pig through the python" but it would hit big milestones in the next 12 months."
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NBN boss Mike Quigley also says households will receive better and faster broadband for what they already pay.
Mr Quigley hit back at critics who had derided the NBN's slow roll-out, saying the decade-long project was like "pushing the pig through the python" but it would hit big milestones in the next 12 months."
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Why not wireless? | NBN MYTHS
Why not wireless? | NBN MYTHS: "The numerous mainstream media articles on the NBN (and particularly the comments sections) are invariably littered with statements like “Wireless is the future”, “Everyone knows fixed lines are dead”, “fibre optics are being made obsolete” etc etc."
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NBN Co: Countdown for copper switch-off for 25,000 homes - Computerworld
NBN Co: Countdown for copper switch-off for 25,000 homes - Computerworld: "Residents and businesses at around 25,000 premises in New South Wales, Victoria, Queensland, South Australia and Tasmania will be forced onto the National Broadband Network (NBN) in around 19 months, after copper and cable internet in their suburbs is switched off.
The services will be switched off in 15 locations at the end of an 18-month period, which begins 23 November this year, once the areas are NBN-ready.
Internet access via Telstra's HFC network will be affected, but not pay TV. Internet access over Optus' HFC network will be switched off at a later date. Other services, such as ISDN connections and services over Telstra's Megalink offering, will not be affected by the 23 November countdown."
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The services will be switched off in 15 locations at the end of an 18-month period, which begins 23 November this year, once the areas are NBN-ready.
Internet access via Telstra's HFC network will be affected, but not pay TV. Internet access over Optus' HFC network will be switched off at a later date. Other services, such as ISDN connections and services over Telstra's Megalink offering, will not be affected by the 23 November countdown."
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NBN Sets First Copper Network Switch-Off Date | Lifehacker Australia
NBN Sets First Copper Network Switch-Off Date | Lifehacker Australia: "Many of us are hanging out for the day when the National Broadband Network (NBN) first becomes available in our areas, but the network has just passed a different milestone: it has set a switch-off date for the copper network in those locations where NBN fibre is already well-established.
An 18-month countdown to switch-off commences on November 23 2012, which gives a final date of May 23, 2014. On that date, copper services passing approximately 25,000 premises will be switched off. You won’t be forced to connect to the NBN if you don’t want to, but you won’t be able to stick with the copper status quo in those areas. There are plenty of choices for NBN providers.
For reference, these are the main areas affected and the number of premises that have been passed. Self-evidently, this doesn’t cover every household in those locations: if the NBN hasn’t been connected in your street and you live in one of these towns, the 18-month cut-off won’t apply."
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An 18-month countdown to switch-off commences on November 23 2012, which gives a final date of May 23, 2014. On that date, copper services passing approximately 25,000 premises will be switched off. You won’t be forced to connect to the NBN if you don’t want to, but you won’t be able to stick with the copper status quo in those areas. There are plenty of choices for NBN providers.
For reference, these are the main areas affected and the number of premises that have been passed. Self-evidently, this doesn’t cover every household in those locations: if the NBN hasn’t been connected in your street and you live in one of these towns, the 18-month cut-off won’t apply."
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Did you know that our copper network is being switched off? | NBN - National Broadband Network - Australia
Did you know that our copper network is being switched off? | NBN - National Broadband Network - Australia: "The countdown has begun for the switchover to fibre in 15 locations across the country.
People in areas covering approximately 25,000 homes and businesses will make the switch to the fibre network over an 18 month timeframe, which began on 23 November 2012.
In the future, Telstra and other providers will all offer internet and phone services over the NBN fibre network."
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People in areas covering approximately 25,000 homes and businesses will make the switch to the fibre network over an 18 month timeframe, which began on 23 November 2012.
In the future, Telstra and other providers will all offer internet and phone services over the NBN fibre network."
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013
Worst of the worst: Photos of Australia’s copper network | Delimiter
Worst of the worst: Photos of Australia’s copper network | Delimiter: "photo gallery You don’t always have a perfect day. Some days, you just get out of bed on the wrong side of the bed, and things go wrong for you all day. Australia’s copper telecommunications network is like that. Most days it works OK, but on some days it’s just a shocker. And there’s a very good reason why — it’s old and in many areas it hasn’t been maintained very well."
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