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Australian councils frustrated by slow Net connections

dahamsta · 2003-07-23 16:48:08

Another interesting possibility for Ireland.

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23-07-2003 5:48pm

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Another interesting possibility for Ireland.

Australian councils frustrated by slow Net connections: Local councils in Western Australia (WA) are planning to seek compensation from the state government on account of slow Internet connections. The state government no longer sends hard copies of documents to local authorities, which means that the councils have to download and print lengthy documents such as annual reports. In some rural areas of WA, the download speed is up to four times slower than the speed in some cities. Dundas Shire Council says that it is considering asking the state government to compensate it for the cost of printing documents. The chief executive of the council, Brian Willoughby, said such costs could amount to thousands of dollars for small councils. The Local Government Association (LGA) of WA says the situation exemplifies the growing frustrations of rural communities about the quality of telecommunication services.

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