In an Election '07 debate held last week on the Sky channel, both major Political Parties went head to head over Australia's Telecommunication issues, namely Broadband. Labor Communication's spokesman 'Stephen Conroy' accused Coalition Communication's Minister 'Helen Coonan' of not only lying, but rewriting the laws of physics.
Although there are no official regulations and reports that support or condem these figures, it appears that most WiMax enthusiasts tend to agree that Coonan's WiMax Speeds figures fall way short of actual speeds attainable, unless we're living in a 'perfect world'.
"There are so many things that are technically wrong with what Helen has just said. Internode is not suggesting that it can get 12Mbps at 25km. That is just a lie. Internode can't get 12Mbps to 20km. The Minister continues to rewrite the laws of physics," he said.
"If she was a business, Graham Samuel [head of the ACCC] would fine her for false and misleading advertising. He requires Internode, he requires every wireless provider to use the words 'up to' 12Mbps," continued Conroy
Unfortunately for Coonan, and for rural Australians, we're still far from a perfect world.
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