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If Telstra gets its way there is no telling how much more Australians would have to pay for Fibre !
Without competition from G9 and having the ACCC tell what they are not allowed to do, you would see prices "sky rocket" !!
Ah - so, how much are you willing to pay Telstra for this Fast Fibre Broadband then? $80 /month before other charges? And, if they have the monopoly they want, this is just for starters. On current form, they're hardly likely to decrease the charges. Would you be happy with this - assuming you're not a Telstra shareholder (or a Telstra employee/director of course)??
If anything is guaranteed to shut down broadband in this country, it would be an unfettered Telstra. Short-term $$$, long-term disaster.
I'd pay $80 a month or more for decent access if I could get it. The broadband in Australia is pathetic -- I spent three years living in Mexico with much better internet access. When I returned here I couldn't believe how much my expectations had to be lowered.
If there's two groups looking to build a decent network where's the problem with access charges and competition? As long as the proposal doesn't include "exclusive coverage areas" or something like that it should be OK.
If there's some argument that Telstra was built with taxes (a bit dodgy with a new network) then give some subsidies to opposing groups.
"Telstra is not going to enter a beauty contest with the G9's ugly duckling of a proposal."
This Telstra spokesperson appears to think that the G9 proposal is better than Telstra's. Why else call it the ugly duckling.!
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John Howard might be unmoved by the Telstra broadband blitz but he will be removed by it come election time if he fails to get Australia Fast Fibre Broadband.