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Whilst I don't think voting for the greens would have changed pretty much anything, I heartily agree that the only way your going to get a "socialism" orientated network (designed for the people, priced for the people and built for the people) rather than a "capitalist" network (designed for the company.. and the people.. for a price) is to get the government to do it.
In which case they should be prepared to adequately compensate telstra billions of dollars for the equiptment it already sold them!
what equipment already sold? this would be a brand new spanking fibre backbone, book exchange access to telstra's buildings as every1 else has to and install the new fibre, then let the current buying of local loop continue for VDSL?
This is the first time that Senator Brown has ever said anything that makes perfect sense. Why doesn't the Commonwealth take on the role? It would be quite feasible to construct a true nation-wide fibre network and keep it completely independent of Telstra's or any other network. It would create jobs and give the economy a kick in the guts in similar ways to when the Sydney Harbour Bridge was constructed.
I'd be prepared to bet any amount at any odds that Labor simply cannot be bothered though. We are dealing with the wrong side of politics here after all.
We are dealing with the wrong side of politics here after all.
Mel Sommersberg -- 27/11/08
wrong side of politics? which side was it that decided to privatise Australias only communications infrasructure with no consideration about possible growth and expandability for the future, only to have pocketed kickbacks from the sale?
i say take telstra to the cleaners.new infrastructure. new buildings. new cabling. leave telstra to rot and erode into oblivion.
Senator Brown the Green may have a point except that, in case nobody has noticed, Australia has no surplus and is rushing into deficit. Where would they find the dozens of billions needed for the project.
Even then Telstra in the spirit of the Australian competitive system would continue to attract costomers and probably see the Government effort lapse into financial deficit and be a tragedy for the Australian taxpayer.
I doubt that Sydney - the only way the govt would laps into financial deficit would be if Telstra actually offered competitive prices - which they don't.
With regard to this article...the NBN model that is used in leading (broadband wise) countries, has been for a utility type of model. One where then NBN is built by a private 'wholesale only' utiility provder. This ensure a pure open access scenario and foster competittion between retailers. The eventual delivery of the network after a set period back to the public would ensure the $4.6 billion spent by the government goes back into public hands. It seems that the only group that has proposed such a scenario is Acacia. As the greens senator has suggested, Acacia would be well placed to deliver true benefit to the public in general and the consumers of the NBN.
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I regret not voting for the greens this election... i seriously think that government building is the only way to do this
"We are now left with Telstra having its own interests, not the national interests, at the forefront."
"That's how the corporate sector works."
Exactly!