Members of the telecommunications industry have responded with disappointment to the major political parties' abandonment of debate over the structural separation of Telstra.
Asia-Pacific telco Pacnet has offered Telecom New Zealand US$420 million for its Australian subsidiary AAPT, according to Reuters.
PowerTel has confirmed it is considering various proposals from third-parties interested in buying or allying with the tier two Australian telco.
update: Telecom New Zealand announced today that it will acquire PowerTel, valuing the Australian business and wholesale telco at AU$357 million.
Telecom New Zealand's bid for PowerTel will create a significant new player in the Australian telecommunications market.
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Mike Quigley and Doug Campbell's long-standing relationships with Telstra and few of its rivals will lead Australia's telecommunications industry to question privately whether Telstra will receive a phenomenal level of access to the NBN decision-making processes.
If Pacnet's offer for AAPT is genuine and on the terms laid out in the Reuters story, then Telecom New Zealand chief executive Paul Reynolds ought to agree to the offer as quickly as he can.
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