"Through Reg's Eyes"

The year 2008 looks like its going to be the year to remember with the new Government’s plans to part fund the roll out of a national broadband infrastructure.

On March the 11th the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, announced the 6 member Panel of Experts which includes Professor Reg Coutts to assess proposals to build the National Broadband Network www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2008/016 by the Australian Government and to advise the Government on the awarding of a A$4.7 billion contract to part fund the construction of the national FTTN infrastructure.

I am greatly honoured to have the opportunity to work with my fellow panel members, some of whom I know already, to help steer the process through some very important but contentious issues.

Coutts Communications is an active participant in the telecommunication
sector of the overall ICT industry both in Australia and Internationally
working with strategic partner organizations around the world. Professor
Coutts works in multidisciplinary teams to provide real world advice on
todays interrelated issues of technology, markets, finance and policy.

Calling on the experience of Professor Reg Coutts, Coutts Communications
provides specialist advise to Regulators, Operators, Government bodies and
Industry. Professor Reg Coutts also applies his expert knowledge to the
judiciary as an expert witness, whilst staying abreast of the
telecommunication industry through applied research and consultancy
services. This work is complemented through a strong involvement in the
innovation sector where he provides a knowledgeable contribution.