Australia invests 38 billion dollars to build national high speed broadband network

Sina Science and technology news Beijing time, June 23, the Australian government in Thursday with Australia's largest telecommunications operator, Australia Telecom (Telstra) reached a consensus, decided to pay Australia telecom 11 billion Australian dollar (about 11.6 billion U.S. dollars) to use its infrastructure,　　The final hurdle for the Australian government's plan to spend 38 billion of billions of dollars on a high-speed broadband network in the country has paved the way for the smooth implementation of the project.　　The project will use the fixed-line network of Australian Telecom and cable pipelines to build a high-speed network system that will cover the entire Australian economy, which in turn is expected to boost productivity and economic growth in Australia. According to an agreement between Australia Telecom and the national Broadband network of Australian state-owned enterprises (broadband receptacle, NBN), the project will use the existing fibre-optic network of Australia Telecom and its cable pipelines throughout Australia, To spread high-speed fiber into Australian families and businesses. (linjing)