Independent Cost-Benefit Analysis of the NBN
The Panel of Experts has released its Independent Cost Benefit Analysis of Broadband.
27 August 2014
The Panel of Experts has released its second report:
- Independent Cost Benefit Analysis of Broadband [PDF 2.6MB]—Some text is redacted (blacked out) for commercial reasons
- Independent Cost Benefit Analysis of Broadband [DOC 3.8MB].
The analysis found that Australian households and businesses will benefit from high-speed broadband infrastructure.
There are different ways of delivering the National Broadband Network (NBN) to Australians. They include a combination of fibre to the premises (FTTP), fibre to the node, hybrid-fibre coaxial, fixed wireless and satellite technologies. This Multi-Technology mix could provide net benefits of $18 billion to Australia.
This combination of technologies:
- can be delivered more quickly and at less cost, improving broadband access for Australians who really need it
- provides the option of future upgrades to FTTP, once there is sufficient demand to make it worthwhile.
The cost-benefit analysis also drew from the following work:
- Cost-Benefit Analysis—Analytical Framework [link]
