News & Media Releases: Tasmanian Power Company to Supply Broadband

Source: ABC News Online, 4 March 2005
Posted: 12:37 pm 04-03-2005

Tasmanian's electricity retailer Aurora is on the brink of becoming a broadband telecommunications supplier.

Tasmanian's electricity retailer Aurora is on the brink of becoming a broadband telecommunications supplier.

The Government-owned company has plans to use existing power line cables to connect users to broadband.

Aurora believes there is no need for fibre optic cables, or satellites, with the infrastructure for broadband access available in the form of power lines.

Go to the ABC website to read the full story.


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