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NBN sent back to the drawing board on affordable broadband

Paul Smith
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission has rejected NBN’s proposed plan for pricing and access, sending it back to the drawing board for new ideas on making broadband more affordable and effective, in a process that has already taken two years.

In a long-awaited decision, the ACCC rejected NBN’s proposal – known as the Special Access Undertaking (SAU) – and told a telecommunications conference on Tuesday that it would now kick off another round of industry submissions.

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Paul Smith edits the technology coverage and has been a leading writer on the sector for 20 years. He covers big tech, business use of tech, the fast-growing Australian tech industry and start-ups, telecommunications and national innovation policy. Connect with Paul on Twitter. Email Paul at psmith@afr.com

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