Wired Brown Land?: The Battle for Broadband

• As Australia struggles with the question of whether to build a\nnew national broadband network and with the Rudd Government\npromising to spend $4.7 billion of taxpayers’ money. This book is\nan extremely timely contribution to a crucial public debate

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• Written by an industry insider who knows and has dealt with\nall the key players in the broadband battles and interviewed many\nof them on and off the record for this book

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• Filled with strong, charismatic characters like Telstra’s Sol\nTrujillo and Phil Burgess, Telecommunications Ministers past and\npresent Helen Coonan and Stephen Conroy and Graeme Samuel, Chair of\nthe ACCC • A gripping narrative of the twists and turns in a\nstruggle for control of a multi-billion dollar industry

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• The author will be prominent in the media and will\nincreasingly become a commentator as this issue hots up even\nmore.

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‘Paul Fletcher is a telecoms industry insider – uniquely\nplaced to write a definitive account of the intense battle for the\nfuture of Australia’s broadband.’ —Prof Allan Fels, Head,\nAustralia New Zealand School of Government, Former ACCC Chairman\nand telecoms regulator

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