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    New gov, new NBN? Is 100Mbps "too fast"? How should telcos protect vulnerable customers? Vertical Hold Ep 380

    enMay 26, 2022
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    About this Episode

    What does Labor's win mean for the NBN? Why is the ACCC worried NBN's new plan structures are "too fast"? How are telcos are being brought into line around their treatment of vulnerable customers?
    Special guest ZDNet AU editor Chris Duckett! (@dobes)

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