Why the NBN still matters — and how it can be improved after the election

The NBN was once announced as a dream infrastructure project for the 21st century. Now it's barely mentioned. (Supplied: NBN Co)

There was a time, not long ago, when internet infrastructure policy was a big part of any federal election campaign.

Politicians in hard hats would spar over acronyms like FTTN and FTTP, and talk glowingly about the knowledge economy.