Open AccessBroadband Futures Forum: Affordability of Broadband Services
Author(s) -
Leith Campbell,
Johanna Mithen
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of telecommunications and the digital economy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.202
H-Index - 6
ISSN - 2203-1693
DOI - 10.18080/jtde.v9n4.468
Subject(s) - broadband , futures contract , ninth , telecommunications , business , project commissioning , public relations , publishing , political science , engineering , finance , law , physics , acoustics
On 25 August 2021, TelSoc hosted the ninth Broadband Futures Forum, held online, to discuss the affordability of broadband services in Australia. A panel of four speakers, drawn from broadband providers and social policy advocates, outlined their experiences with affordability and digital inclusion. Discussion following the speeches ranged over the topics of a broad social policy response, the definition of affordability in relation to financial hardship, the provision of public Wi-Fi, and the availability of suitable devices.