9 march 2001 page 1 broadband in australia vicki macleod manager public policy and international regulatory legal & team telstra com 2 adsl is rolling out fast approaching 100 000 customers at the end of 2000 already 435 exchanges have been enabled with up to another 600 expected by june 2002 during remainder financial year coverage capacity will continue expand exceed an estimated 80 all premises 3 dsl ull availability now available across country 7 companies other than operating networks many more under development there are 14 sps offering services residential far this business uses several platforms deliver hfc covers about 5m homes satellite 4 not universal solution cannot be used 10 15 urban situations copper suitable microwave a potential fill technology but has excluded from
