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Concerns About the Rollout of Broadband: A Legal Consideration of Australia’s NBN Greenfield Policy

Author/s: Lucy Cradduck

Date Published: 1/01/2011

Published in: Volume 17 - 2011 Issue 1 (pages 48 - 69)

Abstract

This paper examines the Australian federal government’s proposal that developers take the primary role for deploying the National Broadband Network (‘NBN’) in greenfield estates. It identifies issues facing the NBN’s implementation and concerns raised by industry. A failure to address these concerns may lessen industry support as well as adversely impact on consumers as NBN implementation costs are passed onto them. The author identifies the need for NBN legislation to clearly establish what is a ‘greenfield estate’; how and when exemptions from implementation obligations will apply; and that NBN services must be treated the same as any other utility service.

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Keywords

Broadband - Brownfield Sites - Greenfield Estates - Nbn - Property Rights

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