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Thursday
09Apr2009

Australia to Build Broadband Network in Every Home and Business

Affordable broadband internet will soon be available to every home, school and business in Australia, the country's government has promised.

The Australian government announced Tuesday that it will establish a new company to construct a National Broadband Network, which it bills as "the single largest nation building infrastructure project in Australian history."

A government news release estimated the project would take eight years and cost $38 billion, to be funded via a public-private partnership. Read more>>

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