The provision of high quality digital infrastructure should be available to all in our society. Digital infrastructure provides for social inclusion and makes people a part of everyday society and community. It enables people to work from home with economic benefits for businesses and by creating self–employment and fostering entrepreneurship. It can also ease congestion on our roads.
Broadband connectivity
Failing to provide adequate digital infrastructure risks marginalising people in our society and can contribute to negative aspects of people’s health and wellbeing.
The Government’s Future Telecom Infrastructure Review states that all new homes and developments should be provisioned with full–fibre broadband connections (i.e. fibre-to-the-premise). These connections should also offer business tenants and residents a choice of broadband services that they can subscribe to.
Provision should also be made for multiple broadband infrastructure providers to access the site to maximise the choice of broadband services. ‘Exclusivity’ deals with any one network provider should be avoided.