Paul Fletcher (Bradfield, Liberal Party) Share this | Hansard source

asked the Minister representing the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, in writing, on 25 November 2010.

In respect of the statement by the Minister: 'Let me be really clear about this; you cannot monitor somebody 24/7, every second, on an existing fixed wireless network or on some of the copper that we have in the ground.' (Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Supplementary Budget Estimates , 19 October 2010, page 116): (a) what implications does this have for those Australians in areas where the National Broadband Network will operate over wireless; and (b) is this statement consistent with the claims made in Product Overview, Wireless Access Services (NBN Co Limited, August 2010, page 6), that (i) wireless services will '…provide speeds of 12 Mbps downstream and 1 Mbps upstream to mass market customers and 4 Mbps upstream for business customers at launch.', and (ii) the wireless product features '…draw on the capabilities of the latest wireless technology to deliver maximum performance and a consistent and predictable service experience.'

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