“Accelerating” 5G competition threatens NBN

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NBN Co’s latest pricing proposal lodged with the ACCC claims that “accelerating” competition from mobile broadband is threatening the market share and viability of the National Broadband Network (NBN):

“[Mobile Network Operators (MNOs)] are increasingly advertising 5G home broadband products as alternatives to NBN services and pricing them below comparable NBN-powered retail services”…

“Competition from 5G mobile broadband and fixed-wireless services is already accelerating the market”…

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About the author
Leith van Onselen is Chief Economist at the MB Fund and MB Super. He is also a co-founder of MacroBusiness. Leith has previously worked at the Australian Treasury, Victorian Treasury and Goldman Sachs.