The former chief of domain name regulator, Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN), says that while the NBN will put Australia on par with the world’s Internet leaders, the country is still years behind.
“The leading fibre-to-the-premises countries mainly are Japan, Korea [and] the Singaporeans put out a tender for gigabit to a home in February. [The NBN] would certainly take Australia back up those ratings but you've got to remember the Government says this is going to take eight years to build so we're a certain period behind,” Twomey told Inside Business host Alan Kohler.
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