The three rural independents say broadband is one of the big issues for their electorates, as they head into the second week of negotiations with Tony Abbott and Julia Gillard.
Labor plans a fibre network of 100 megabits a second to 93 per cent of households, while the Coalition says it will use a mix of technologies to provide a minimum 12 megabits per second, and up to 100 megabits, to 97 per cent of homes.
Chris Pearce, from the National E-Health Transition Authority, an organisation set up by federal and state governments, says fast speeds are important for regional communities.
"The benefits for this sort of e-Health accrue more to rural communities, because they traditionally have less access to information and resources," he says.
"So it's certainly important, if this is going to get maximum benefit, that those sorts of speeds are available."
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Quelle/Source: ABC Online, 30.08.2010
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