Small biz survives despite the NBN

22 November 2021

There are small businesses in the Upper Blue Mountains who successfully operate in spite of the NBN. These are people with fibre to the node like Aaron from Bethany Manor B&B in Leura. He relies on copper for connection, as do homes and businesses from Lawson to Mount Victoria and in McGraths Hill, Mulgrave, Vineyard and parts of Pitt Town, Kurrajong Heights, Windsor Downs and Wilberforce. This copper doesn't provide them with a fast or reliable connection, which means that Aaron's almost perfect scores from guests are marred by poor wi-fi connection. Ron runs Blazon in Bullaburra, doing lighting, sound and video. When it rains, his FTTN disappears and people phoning him hear that his number doesn't exist. He has no idea how much business this has cost him. He an