Interesting, but will you notice the difference between ADSL and NBN over
Wifi?  So far I don't think I've ever seen anything approaching ADSL speeds
over Wifi so I don't expect much difference.

Also there's the issue of quota.  As the current NBN plans have quotas that
aren't much different to ADSL plans I don't expect that cafe to allow me to
connect a laptop via GigE.  If there was a cafe offering Ethernet access at
speedds higher than ADSL2+ then I'd be very interested.


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Subject: Senator Stephen Conroy Media Release - Melbourne's first NBN cafe
officially opened. [SEC=UNCLASSIFIED]
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2012, 13:22:56
From: "Power, Rebekka" <Rebekka.Power@dbcde.gov.au>




Melbourne's first NBN cafe officially opened



Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, Senator
Stephen Conroy, and Member for Wills, Kelvin Thomson, have today officially
opened Melbourne's first NBN cafe - Hungry Birds Cafe in Brunswick, Victoria.



The cafe is attached to a building housing eight small businesses, all of
which are connected to the NBN's fixed line high-speed broadband.



"Not only does Hungry Birds provide great food and coffee, but its customers
can also experience the speed of the NBN through free Wi-Fi," Senator Conroy
said.



"This is the first cafe in Melbourne connected to the NBN, but as the rollout
gathers pace I expect cafes like this will become the norm. It is great to see
a small business like Hungry Birds embrace the NBN."



"Cafe culture is an essential part of Brunswick life. Melbournians love
nothing better than getting together, eating food, drinking coffee, and
increasingly getting online. The speed and reliability of the NBN complements
this culture so well," Mr Thomson said.



"Our customers are always our number one priority. That's why our cafe is
focused on delivering quality - whether that is with our food and coffee; or
the fast broadband provided by the NBN," said Hungry Birds owners Anne-Marie
De-Boni and Ruth Quirk.



To show the NBN's capabilities over Wi-Fi, Senator Conroy and Mr Thomson were
part of a video conference with three NBN-enabled Digital Hubs in Brunswick;
Townsville, Queensland; and Kiama, New South Wales.



"The clarity and quality of the picture and audio provided via Hungry Bird's
NBN Wi-Fi is something that can't be matched by the broadband available to
most Australians today. This technology is essential for Australia's future,"
Senator Conroy said.

Brunswick is one of the first places in Australia with access to the National
Broadband Network. The NBN is now available in more than 2,700 homes and
businesses in Brunswick, with NBN construction currently underway for another
14,500 premises in the area.



Across Victoria, fibre construction will have started or be completed to
691,600 homes and businesses by mid-2015.



Under the Gillard Government, all Australians, wherever they live, will be
able to access fast, reliable and affordable broadband through the NBN.

Date: Thursday 12 July 2012
Contact:
Senator Conroy's Office: Adam Sims 0408 258 457
Mr Thomson's Office: Anthony Cianflone 0419 386 950



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