Town Planning Report and Appendices - Cooroibah

          Other Benefits of Reliable Broadband Services

There are numerous other benefits of telecommunications connectivity, as
follows: 2
    •     There are many potential educational benefits justifying the
          implementation of the nbn™. Curriculum and data sharing, increased
          availability and accessibility of research materials, 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.




2
  End user experience including the speeds actually achieved over the nbn™ depends on some factors outside
nbn control like the end user’s equipment quality, software, broadband plans and how the end user’s service
providers designs its network.



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