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Incoming communications minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing a social media backlash after he seemingly brushed aside a snowballing online campaign to save Labor's national broadband network.Incoming communications minister Malcolm Turnbull is facing a social media backlash after he seemingly brushed aside a snowballing online campaign to save Labor's national broadband network.
An internet petition set up by a Liberal-voting student six days ago had more than 200,000 online signatures by 4pm on Thursday, making it the largest ever online petition in Australia.An internet petition set up by a Liberal-voting student six days ago had more than 200,000 online signatures by 4pm on Thursday, making it the largest ever online petition in Australia.
The NBN petition on Change.org calls on the incoming coalition government to scrap plans to create a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network in place of Labor's existing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) approach.The NBN petition on Change.org calls on the incoming coalition government to scrap plans to create a fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network in place of Labor's existing fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) approach.
When asked on Twitter to reconsider policy in light of the petition, Turnbull replied: "Wasn't there an election recently at which NBN policy was a key issue?"When asked on Twitter to reconsider policy in light of the petition, Turnbull replied: "Wasn't there an election recently at which NBN policy was a key issue?"
Hundreds of people have appealed to Turnbull through Facebook and Twitter to consider the petition.Hundreds of people have appealed to Turnbull through Facebook and Twitter to consider the petition.
The previous largest online petition in Australia called on advertisers to boycott controversial broadcaster Alan Jones in 2012.The previous largest online petition in Australia called on advertisers to boycott controversial broadcaster Alan Jones in 2012.
Turnbull commented on that campaign, saying Jones was getting a taste of his own medicine.Turnbull commented on that campaign, saying Jones was getting a taste of his own medicine.
Labor's FTTH network plan would connect every home and business with optical fibre cables, which provide download speeds up to 1000Mbps and upload speeds of 400Mbps, and aimed to be completed by 2021.Labor's FTTH network plan would connect every home and business with optical fibre cables, which provide download speeds up to 1000Mbps and upload speeds of 400Mbps, and aimed to be completed by 2021.
The Coalition's FTTN policy, which will rely on existing copper lines, aims to provide most homes with download speeds of 50Mbps and upload speeds of 5Mbps by 2019.The Coalition's FTTN policy, which will rely on existing copper lines, aims to provide most homes with download speeds of 50Mbps and upload speeds of 5Mbps by 2019.
The capital cost of the NBN under the Coalition's plan is projected to be $29.5 billion, against Labor's $44.1 billion projecton.The capital cost of the NBN under the Coalition's plan is projected to be $29.5 billion, against Labor's $44.1 billion projecton.
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