PHOTO: The NBN charges internet providers to use it’s data transfer network. PHOTO: River McCrossen
There’s concern households and businesses across the western plains could see a bigger internet bill after the National Broadband Network announced it will raise wholesale charges from 1 July.
The NBN charges telcos like Telstra and Optus to use its network, which transfers data across Australia via satellite, transmission towers (fixed wireless) as well as physical lines (fixed line) to households.
The 1 May announcement means providers are likely to pass the price hike, averaging about 4.1 per cent across NBN wholesale services, onto customers…