Digital Technology for Digital Living.
July 26, 2004
Telstra Adds ADSL To Rural Exchanges.
Telstra has taken advantage of the Federal Government’s Higher Bandwidth Incentive Scheme (HiBIS) to lower the threshold for certain rural exchanges for ADSL.
Internet Service Providers, like Telstra Bigpond, require a certain number of people to connect to ADSL on a given exchange for it to be financially viable (and you thought economics was the same as home economics). So, in rural areas, Telstra have used the incentive payments to pump up the funds and so reduce the lower limit. In built up areas, like major suburbs, this isn’t as much of a factor, but for rural areas it can hamstring geeks who need their bandwidth.
So Telstra is using the financial incentive to lower the limit for a bunch of exchanges. With enough interest, to as little as 35 connections. 99 towns have now exceeded their new number, while another 150 are within reach. If you’re in one of the towns not on the list, get 30 people to register and they’ll set the “required interest” and get you on it.
If you’re rural, check the ADSL Demand Register because your exchange may be one of the 99, or even the other 150.
Telstra’s media release, which includes how you register interest is available here.
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