US won't copy Aussie NBN

Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak gave the Australian government's National Broadband Network (NBN) project the thumbs-up during his flying visit to Australia, but lamented that it was unlikely the US will ever get similar high-speed broadband access or infrastructure.

Speaking at the Australian Chambers Business Congress, Wozniak said he feels the investment in the NBN came after a cry from the people for better infrastructure. "The attitude a couple of years ago was 'oh my gosh, Telstra is really letting us down and they're expensive and they're slow and they're not making Australia number one in the world [for broadband]'," Wozniak said. "The Australian people felt that very high-speed broadband was a key part of the future and we'd better not get left behind," he added, saying that the outcry has given way to the for high-speed broadband networks from both sides of Australian politics. "I think that was a turnaround [for Australia]."