Coonan rejects Murdoch’s broadband criticism
Posted on November 16th, 2006 by MichaelAustralian Communications Minister Helen Coonan has hit back at comments by media mogul Rupert Murdoch that Australia’s Internet speeds are a disgrace.
Mr Murdoch has slammed the Federal Government and Telstra for not spending enough to keep Australians up to world standards.
He said up to $12 billion is needed to bring fast Internet access to every Australian town at levels seen throughout Asia and the United States.
But Senator Coonan says Internet speeds are not as slow as the News Corporation chairman suggests.
