NBN Case Study on MVFM

enadmin, 30th April 2013
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MVFM, based in Tasmania's Meander Valley, has starred in a YouTube video promoting the benefits of the National Broadband Network.

Meander Valley Community Radio obtained its first broadcasting licence in March 2011 and since then it has been the station’s mission to connect members of the community to each other and to the world by providing that celebrate diversity and explore local issues.

In the video, Menader Valley's Nick Weare discusses the benefits that the NBN scheme offers the organisation.

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