Davis Rd Cootharaba DA Planning Report

        and virtual classroom environments are good examples. Such elements are particularly
        beneficial within a tertiary education context.

    •   Businesses can, through internet usage, increase efficiency through time, resource and
        monetary savings. Improved internet services effectively remove physical distance and
        travel time as a barrier to business.

    •   Improvements to internet services may also be of benefit for local employees, by enabling
        telecommuting and home business. The telecommuting trend is heavily reliant on access
        to fast internet services, and is anticipated to continually increase in popularity.

The public benefits of access to fast internet have been widely acknowledged for many years.
Reliable internet access is now more than ever an integral component of daily life, so much so that
its absence is considered a social disadvantage.




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