Date/Time 20 Dec 2013 9:49:54am I don't like the idea of pay NBN
anymore than I like the idea of pay TV (Which I tried but dumped
because of its poor value and high price). Firstly, anyone using
the NBN will have to pay extra anyway. What if, a short time
after NBN is as nationally launched as it can be, copper
services are phased out and everyone has to pay the extra
cost.What is to stop the government, or whoever controls the NBN
increasing the general price and range and number of paid NBN
programmes until significantly less band width is left for other
items? If we are talking about smaller, club sport events, it is
most likely that the keen fans already go to see the match.With
modern TV sets able to use the internet, I can see pay NBN as a
major rival for pay TV and free TV in the future with all major
events being tied up, ostensibly for computer viewing, but
within a few years, for general TV viewing (if paid for).The
extra cost for NBN is a specialised tax, so there is a strong
incentive for the gove