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"Why would you want somebody outside your country to control telecommunications," Burgess told reporters after speaking at a Rotary Club function Melbourne."
says the American citizen working for his American citizen CEO...
... especially when Telstra seems to have no problems buying up overseas assets. Does anyone remember their investments in Reach and CSL in Hong Kong (China), or TelstraClear in New Zealand.
No... it's much better that our 'core national telecommuncations' be run by stupid and bloated Americans and Mexicans who are arrogant and can't hack competition.
I reckon the Fed Govt should own the network and level that playing field for everyone!
Doesn't the ADF already use SingTel (ex CWO) based Satellites? In those years I haven't noticed the DSO screaming out that we need to launch Government/Australian owned defence satellites.
But more on topic as I read through Burgess's comments I do ask the question.. Is Optus the owner of G9? My understanding is that they are a shareholder not a controlling owner which begs the question...would SingTel own the G9 network or be a shareholder using the network?
Two very different propositions and very different espionage scenarios, as a member of the security community in the financial sector I would not be worried about the owner but more the company's alignment to ISO17799 standards and independent audit requirements.
Telstra isn't concerned about security, it is worried that Optus might beat them in the telco market. It's worried that it's losing it;s monopoly.
Security can be imposed if the proper authorities in Australia enforce it.
As someone has already mentioned here, the ADF already uses Optus owned satellites for many things.
This constant tirade of propaganda from Telstra isn't funny anymore. It's just sad.
I really am shocked at the desperate measures Telstra has been taking. Congratulations Optus and other competitors for not stooping to the low levels of Phil Burgess and other Telstra management in what has become absolute lunacy.
Criticising Foreign ownership & investment, claiming WiMax technology is flawed, and now spinning rubbish about threats to our national security. The irony is Telstra has already attempted to invest overseas and failed (unlike SingTel) yet Telstra still refuses to rule out investing overseas further, the spectrum Telstra has chosen for NextG is going to be even less successful globally than CDMA (which was pathetic compared to GSM), and I personally consider the loss of good value Internet and Telecommunications products to be a far greater threat than a little Island with the population of Sydney invading us.
It is interesting that Telstra are clearly avoiding the topics of price and competition. A high speed network will be as good as useless if no one can afford to use it.
This article is doing the joke rounds now within my firms group security division....its providing some comic relief.
Sol, Phil, you have it all wrong !!!
It's John Howard's job to scare us with national security concerns prior to a federal election whilst it's your job to scare us with continuing poor service, prices and uncompetitive behavior.
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Phil Burgess of Telstra how right you are.
I quote from ZDNet Asia Friday, August 10 2001 12/10 PM.
"Several Australian defense experts have gone on air to warn that should Singapore Telecoms Ltd's attempted purchase of Cable & Wireless Optus succeed, the country's defense secrets could be compromised.
Professor Douglas Ball, from the Strategic and Defense Studies Centre, alleged that Asian nations have been spying on Australia for two decades, and Singapore in particular, has infiltrated their military since 1981.
The Nightline TV program was aired by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) on Wednesday night Ball went on to say that the republic had recruited an Australian military intelligence officer in Queensland, who engaged in espionage for 20 years and was never caught.
Australian broadcaster Seven Networks, owned by Kerry Stokes, has been objecting strongly to the purchase. Thank you Mr. Burgess it's good somebody is keeping an eye on Australia's security.