Under Stephen Rue, this function has been outsourced to a company named AlphaBeta which, in its latest effort, is fast approaching what can only be termed peak BS. Some of the claims in the report released — not in Australia, but in the Netherlands on Thursday — have no foundation. But AlphaBeta's mission — for which it was paid out of taxpayer funds by the NBN Co — was apparently to "prove" that the speeds achievable by the NBN are far better than 59th in the world (which ranking was put down to the Ookla speed test in May) and actually much better. Before I go any further, let me point out that I have largely stopped writing about the NBN because it is a failed project, just one more example of the politicisation of something that should benefit the public. It is a stark example of the fact that the government is reluctant to spend money on projects that benefit the public and would rather keep taxpayer funds for things that benefit the ruler class.
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