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Good work Senator Conroy, it had to happen to prevent Australia becoming a laughing stock around the world. Move on quickly now with FTTN.
You are asking Senator CONroy to "move on" with an obsolete technology like FTTN? Some countries have been using this for a few years and have got over it in favour of glass right to the front door.
You might be prepared to settle for Labor's promise of a network with more patches than a quilt but I would like Australia to lead rather than blindly follow, funded by KRudd's determination to erode the Future Fund to bolster his well-paid career in politics.
KRudd is also about to backflip on tax cuts but that doesn't surprise me either.
Hmmm, I agree duplication of infratructure can be a waste of money, but it also drives competition, which influences prices, improves services, and speeds up deployment.
How long do you think Telstra would have taken to lay the high speed cable around the Capital Cities if Optus weren't following or leading the path? Well, in the country, after more 10 years, we still don't have cable. This is because there is no competitor deploying a competiting infrastructure.
Its all OK for you guys in the cities with your choices of Wireless, Cable, ADSL2+ etc . . . . when we have still only got ISDN (if it works), 3G (if you are under the tower) and Satellite (when its not raining). You have competition and look at the choices and great prices you have !
With no competition, do you think Telstra will dedicate the same resources on the promised FTN network as they threw at Foxtel in the cities? I doubt it.
Again, a large proportion of Australia will be left behind and paying through the node, sorry nose to the Three Amigos and their American suppliers and buddies.
I agree with "PMG to Telecom to Telstra back to PMG Again". Telstra didn't turn on the ADSL 2 in most exchanges until it know it wasn't going to get the $958 from Opel (It lost the court case, and so would rather see Opel not get the money). There is no way FTTN will be possible in the bush; it may require tens or hundreds of kilometers of cable to reach many households. The costs would be massive.
I still can't get ADSL and I only live 20k from the Brisbane CBD because there is no compititor to Telstra in my area.
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As above. Thanks for nothing and thanks for taking my bonus