One thing gives me hope—Telstra copper is so shot no FTTN will be run out in any bar a few carefully selected areas so Labor can resume running out the NBN in 2016.

I reckon SA, and Vic after next state election, can run out a fair bit of fibre themselves. With $80Bn of cuts to funding for health and education Fibre to each school, doctor’s clinic and rural hospital, fibre to homes the smaller schools and hospitals can be saved by sharing specialised staff via telepresence.

SA—$400m a year for 8–10 years to run out FTTH in SA is very doable.