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[–] Nath@aussie.zone 3 points 3 hours ago

I agree that is the best approach. And so did Kevin Rudd. You're describing NBNCo, and I think that's been a success - despite a decade of lies and resistance from the coalition about its successes. The two big issues with this approach are:

  1. What we saw with the NBN: The political party who doesn't build it will smear it and taint it with the populace.
  2. Eventually, the government could look at this lovely piece of infrastructure as a huge asset that it can sell for a quick buck to fund some shiny thing.