The federal government does not need to help these providers, but does have a role in helping regional areas where the commercial case is not strong enough to drive the delivery of high-speed services In regional Australia, the greatest productivity gains will be made from high-speed broadband The Nationals’ policy is to place a priority on rolling out ﬁbre optic cable to the majority of consumers in regional Australia ﬁrst – that is, before cable rollout occurs in areas where competition could already be driving provision of higher broadband speeds.
in favour of protectionism, for example tariffs, export subsidies