Despicable OZschwitz Minister threatens to use law to force people on NBN if states revolt

Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy says he will wield federal law as a weapon to force people on to the national broadband network (NBN) if the states and territories don't make connections mandatory.

Some consumers are opposed to the NBN because they fear the costs of their phone lines and broadband will increase.

Because of misreporting in the media, some also fear they will lose their fixed-line phone services, according to Conroy.

Others are opposed to the $43 billion cost of building the network, of which up to $27 billion will be footed by taxpayers.

Conroy has said that the current copper service will be turned off as each home and business is connected to the NBN.

He has reassured consumers that they will not be worse off by connecting to the NBN. But he said that, if they do not switch, then they will not have a phone line or access to ADSL broadband when the copper network is decommissioned.

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Despicable OZschwitz Minister threatens to use law to force people on NBN if states revolt

Despicable OZschwitz Minister threatens to use law to force people on NBN if states revolt

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