Removing NBN's artificial barriers could stop our system being 'worst of both worlds'

By Timothy Nulty, Leslie Nulty
Updated May 3 2016 - 10:43am, first published April 27 2016 - 3:24pm
The original NBN plan, fibre to everywhere, was laudable. But it didn't happen. Photo: Glenn Hunt
The original NBN plan, fibre to everywhere, was laudable. But it didn't happen. Photo: Glenn Hunt

We are visiting scholars at the economics department of the University of New South Wales, and we are thoroughly enjoying our stay. Despite having academic qualifications, our professional lives have been spent in the "real world" of business, much of it in telecommunications, which today means broadband internet.

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