Report: Aussie IPTV slow to load

May 07, 2008 Wide IPTV deployment has been blocked by a broadband market controlled by Australia's telecommunications companies, the ACMA report said. A lack of available bandwidth, and subscription plans that cap consumer access to it, provide little incentive for the consumption of large video files, the report said. Weak business models and the time and cost of dealing with content providers focused on broadening their audience have further hampered the IPTV market.

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