How Henry George Would Have Designed a National Broadband Network
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Henry George would design the National Broadband Network to maximize equal rights and access to infrastructure. He would ensure the network enhances human rights and abilities for all, including those in remote areas, through technologies like internet telephony co-ops utilizing renewable energy. The network would be funded by collecting the increased land values generated by the new infrastructure in a manner that does not restrict rights or economic progress.
How Henry George Would Have Designed a National Broadband Network
- 1. How Henry George Would Design a National Broadband Network Association for Good Government & Georgist Education Association Belmont, Western Australia 19 July 2011
- 2. What is the NBN? NBN Co was established by the Federal Government to design, build and operate a wholesale-only, open access National Broadband Network Government Monopoly Accessible by Telcos Retailed to Home, School & Workplace
- 3. What Does It Offer? Leading edge phone, internet and video services Speeds of up to 100 Megabits per second to 90 per cent of Australian premises through optical fibre and Up to 12 Megabits per second to the remaining 10 per cent With a combination of copper, wireless and satellite technologies.
- 4. How Does it Work?
- 5. What Do Speeds Mean? Sample file Est Download Speed (MBps) .056 1.5 8.0 20 100 4MB (Ave MP3 song) 9M 21s 4.2s 1.8s <1s 30 s 350MB (Ave 1 hr SDTV episode) 13h 30m 5m 2m 28s 53m 23s 50s 20s 1000MB (Ave 2 hr movie in SD) 30h 1h 16m 6m 1m 53m 26m 40s 40s 20s 10000MB (Ave 2 hr movie in HD) 17d 14h 2h 1h 13m 49m 47m 7m 20s These estimated speeds are theoretical maximum speeds. Actual speeds depend on a number of factors such as distance from the local telephone exchange, quality of phone line, volume and nature of services used in local area, and hardware and software set up of computer.
- 6. Just the Beginning Holographic Human Eye Imagery: 250 Gbps Capacity: 1Tbps
- 7. Benefits Health & Medicine Massive Volumes Education & Higher Speeds Research Connectivity Business & Quality Imagery Commerce Entertainment
- 8. Australia & NBN Plans
- 9. What Will It Cost? Est. $35.9 billion, less than the governments original $43 billion estimate. Government equity $27.5 billion for roll out 5-10c a week per Australian over the life of the network throughout the infrastructures lifespan World-class broadband on a financially viable basis at affordable prices.
- 10. Who Is Henry George? American writer, politician and油 political economist, who was the most influential proponent of the油 land value tax, also known as the " single tax" on油land. September 2, 1839 October 29, 1897, married an Australian Endorsed by intellectuals like Leo Tolstoy, George Bernard Shaw, Albert Einstein Criticized by Neo-Classical/Liberal Economists
- 11. Bibliography Progress and Poverty油(1912, first published 1879. Definitive, free, searchable on Econlib.) The Land Question油1881 Social Problems油1883 Protection or Free Trade油1886 George, Henry油(July 1887).油"The New Party".油The North American review油(University of Northern Iowa)油145油(368): 18.油ISBN油085315726X. Protection or Free Trade油(1905, first published 1886. Definitive, free, searchable on Econlib.) A Perplexed Philosopher油1892 The Science of Political Economy油1898 Our Land and Land Policy" 1871 The Condition of Labor" 1891
- 12. Prelude to Life and Times Europe Land Enclosure Movement Turnpike Trusts Political Democratic Revolutions Cooperative Movements Economic Industrial Revolution Great Wealth, Great Poverty
- 14. Turnpike Trusts
- 15. Clash of Value Systems Common Wealth Public Good Generating, Harnessing Maximising Profit for Productive Power of Firms & Utility for the Commons for All Consumers Government for the Government to Equal Protection of Maximize Consumer Rights & Economic Welfare & Enable Profit Freedoms Maximization
- 16. Prelude to Life and Times USA Political Revolution War of Independence Civil War Economic Shifts Urban & Pioneer Expansion Railway & Telegraph Great Wealth & Great Poverty
- 17. Economic Shifts Pioneers Had Freedoms over Overcrowded City Slums & Ghettos Increased Physical & Informational Accessibility to Land Won the Civil War Pioneers Built New Communities Equitable Access & Equitable Distribution
- 18. How the USA Looked Then
- 19. Fundamental Principles All Men Are Endowed with Inalienable Rights Limited by Each Others Equality Life, Liberty, Pursuit of Happiness Individuals Have the Right to the Fruits of Their Labour, Hard-Earned People Need Land/the Earth to Work & Live and Add Value Cooperation Raises that Value Further
- 20. Principle of the Single Tax Compatible with Equal Rights of Man Extended to Equal Rights to Land Give Unto the Individual What Is the Individuals Return to the Earth What is the Earths in the Service of All Who Need It & Generated its Values (Governance, Infrastructure & Public Services)
- 21. Questions HG Would Ask Does It Enhance Human Rights & Abilities? Does It Equalize Rights? Does It Raise Land Values? How Should the NBN Be Designed So It Accomplishes All These? Taming the NBNs Monopoly Nature Economic vs. Commercial Return on the Margin Integration of the NBN with the Land & Labour Question
- 23. USA Broadband
- 26. Compare with Chinas Target
- 27. One Hundred Year History Gap Serving the Unserved & Under-Served Seamless Connectivity without the Tyranny of a Monopoly Autobahn/Interstate Highways Act Raiffeisen & Rochdale/Rural Utilities Service Electric Co-ops Telephone Co-ops
- 28. In Henry Georges Words The march of invention has clothed mankind with powers of which a century ago the boldest imagination could not have dreamt.油
- 29. In Henry Georges Words What has destroyed every previous civilization has been the tendency to the unequal distribution of wealth and power.
- 30. Concurrent Issues Labour Ageing Population & Refugee Situation Energy Depletable Fossil Fuels to Renewables Service Delivery Privatisation vs. State Monopoly Financial Market Volatility Speculation & Global Intensification
- 31. Henry Georges Considerations Labour Needs to Be Responsive & Entitled to their fruits Environment is a Global Commons Enhancement, not a limitation, of rights To generate progress and a just sharing in its fruits
- 32. In Henry Georges Words There is danger in reckless change, but greater danger in blind conservatism.油
- 33. My Guess: An Ambitious Vision Internet telephony co-ops to the unserved & underserved Solar & Wind Farms in remote areas with abundant sunshine & wind High-speed railway networks for individual travel & improvements of existing ones for freights & cargo Infrastructure & utilities to be paid from the fair share in higher land values.
- 35. A New Civilisation? Georgist communities in lands whose values will increase Only site revenues will be charged for people working on projects & eventually settling in the new communities Free public transportation & basic services paid by economic rents that would have gone to private pockets
- 36. In Henry Georges Words Let no man imagine that he has no influence. Whoever he may be, and wherever he may be placed, the man who thinks becomes a light and a power.油
- 37. In the Meantime ... Learn to build communities on the worldwide web through social networking Precursor SMS Never grow tired talking about the ideas agree or disagree Study & learn philosophy (principles) & political economy (concrete applications to society)
- 38. History of Drastic Change C20 Gandhis Salt March Martin Luther Kings Bus Convoy Philippiness Radyo Bandido Eastern Europes Photocopiers C21 Philippiness SMS & Netaktibistas Arab Springs Twitter, Facebook Time to Use it to Educate, not Agitate
- 39. Progressive societies outgrow institutions as children outgrow clothes. Thank You Very Much!
Editor's Notes
- #10: On 20 December 2010, the NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) Corporate Plan confirmed the total capital expenditure for the project is estimated to be $35.9 billion, less than the governments original $43 billion estimate. The government expects to contribute $27.5 billion in equity for the rollout. The NBN Co Corporate Plan confirms that the NBN will provide all Australians with world-class broadband on a financially viable basis at affordable prices.