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We're following a similar setup here in New Zealand, except in lieu of NBN Co the government has outsourced network build and maintenance to different companies in different parts of the country. We've actually had FTTN to 80% of the population set up for about 5 years now (what the other alternative was in Australia) and as any geek will tell you, it's not sufficient. In addition, VDSL is now available nationwide if you're close enough to a cabinet which is a nice stopgap while FTTH is being built. All of this is ISP neutral, so a new comer offering DSL and fiber has significantly less required investment.