Per the article in AFN dated 10 Feb 2021 in regards to the NBN growing its client account database. “It said this was largely due to the shrinking subscriber costs to Telstra and Optus – legacy payments made to disconnect their existing customers so as to migrate them over to the NBN. Where NBN Co shelled out $1.44 billion in the first half of last financial year, it forked out only $809 million this time.”
Since April 2018 we have seen much of the new NBN become superfluous in Australia, with the fast rollout of the 5G networks by many competing providers.
One big benefit that comes with using the fixed line service versus the 5G mobile service, is that services like the NBN can provide its users with the ability to provide a fixed static IP address which is an important feature for many business users. Mobile services may not offer this.
Otherwise, let it rip and negotiate the best 5G deal you can. It’s a buyer market as companies like Telstra, will try to hold and maintain market share. For the time being, growing their market share might be all but impossible.
NBN write-down ‘inevitable’, warns ratings agency S&P
By business reporters Michael Janda and Stephanie Chalmers Updated 25 Jul 2018, 7:54pm
NBN budget revised up again to $51 billion as higher costs and slower … https://www.abc.net.au/news/2018-08-31/nbn-cost-revised-up-to-51…/10187108 Aug 30, 2018 – In its latest corporate plan released today, NBN Co predicted 80 per cent of Australianhomes and businesses would be connected to …
NBN costThe project cost jumped from the Liberal Party’s estimated $29.5 billion before the 2013 federal election, to $46-56 billion afterwards. In 2016 NBN Co. said it was on target for $49 billion, but by late 2018 the estimated final cost was $51 billion.
It will take decades ‘if ever’ for cost of NBN to be recouped: Telstra
https://www.smh.com.au › Business › Companies › NBNJan 5, 2018 – The government requires the $49 billion NBN to recover the cost of its rollout around Australia, which directly affects the prices it charges telcos for access to its network, which they pass on to consumers.
Find out if you’re one of the many Australians entitled to an NBN refund – 27 January 2019 – https://thenewdaily.com.au › Money › Consumer – 13 hours ago – More than 142,000 NBN customers are entitled to a refund. … Thousands ofAustralian households have failed to take up compensation they .
