NBN, the most extreme example of government intervention

The  NBN Co. is having a tough time of it at the moment. In the last day or two, they have taken fire from,  The ACCC,  the UK-based Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU), and the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network.
The EIU costed Australia's broadband at $3455 per house, compared with The States at $159 & The U.K. at $57.  via The Sydney Morning Herald.

The Daily Telegraph has a report on how the ACCC has a few points of concern over ISP's access to the NBN network, and it's reliance on Telstra's copper network for a period to come.

And has a report on how the NBN's deal with Optus, will gag Optus from expressing any negative comments about the NBN for 15 years. ummm, what???
Mmm!!