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because mbj, driving their vehicles and using their offices wasn't part of the rules set out, for telstra's privatisation.
but access to the copper network at ongoing regulated prices was.
how hard is that to understand, really.
The ACCC is the at least as biased and as anti-Telstra as Optus.
no the accc simply make an unwilling and difficult telstra, adhere to the rules.
and did you notice it was peter kell this time, so poor old greame samuel can't be blamed. seems peter came to the same conclusion though. another one against poor telstra...
again it's all quite simple to understand, if you aren't a telstra shareholder.
always play the share angle dont you. Fact is that no matter what documented evidence telstra bring to the table to establish the cost of their service leasing, the ACCC always say, its crap, we think our model is right.
Surely considering as a PTY LTD company telstra are heavily audited, there would be a better way than by the ACCC to ascertain if the figures are correct before shooting them down.
that's the LAW!
telstra can d**k around with figures all they like, the laws are written and they must obey the laws, no matter how it affects your shares.
all telstra wants is more profits without doing anything further to earn them. that's why you shareholders agree, even though retail prices for battling australians would increase, shame, shame, shame.
but even if the accc were against telstra, which they aren't, the courts aren't! so the accc must be right otherwise telstra would win the occasional court case, from their many attempts, wouldn't they?
You are right it is the law and because of the application of the law that is part of the reason that there is a lack of investment in broadband. Optus has its own HFC cable but choices to use Telstra's. Why because it is cheaper to do so.
The ACCC dictate the price Telstra can charge. So to make a profit they can either reduce the level of service or dont invest in new plant. This the flip side to the application of the law.
It may be worthwile for Telstra to split into wholesale and retail then the ACCC will have to acknowledge to real cost of the cable. If the price goes up what are you going to say then. Its the law.
By the way Telstra has won some cases because the ACCC did not follow the letter of the LAW.
Seems to me it's about time Telstra changed their legal advisors, and hired the ones that look after Woolworths and Coles ?
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Why don't they let the competitors drive Telstra owned vehicles, use Telstra's offices and all necessary equipment that goes with them, and throw in a whole lot of other freebies. Must be many more Telstra owned assets that can be given to the competition, in order to supress Telstra a lot further.