Telstra/Optus/Howard/Sol Trujillo

"Michael J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>> >> I remember when Telstra and Australia Post were combined in the PMG
>>> >> (Postmaster-General's Dept), everyone did their job, with no major
>>> >> problem
>>> >> that I can recall.
>>>
>>> After from the fact it was usual to take 4-6 weeks to have a new phone
>>> connection, and an STD call, in real terms, was 5 times the price it is
>> now?
>>>
>>> IDD? No one could afford to make IDD calls then.
>>>
>>> Now, I can make an IDD call for the same price, IF NOT CHEAPER, than my
>>> mobile
>>>
>> # Yes, technology has advanced, hasn't it? And Telstra was in the
>> forefront, before the privatisaion rot set in.
>> I assume you'll be quite happy when, down the track, our
>> telecommunication system is run from Singapore?

Pity Coonan thinks otherwise. The government was wise enough to avoid
Telstra. Sol Trujillo and Phil Burgess's continued whinging and
tantrum-chucking got them in an even worse position.
>
> Read the post again and see who I was supporting, fool.
>



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thegoons <[email protected]> wrote
> Michael J <[email protected]> wrote

>> Opel is unnecessary and duplication of existing assets.

> Pity Coonan thinks otherwise.

It wasnt Coonan's decision.

> The government was wise enough to avoid Telstra. Sol Trujillo and Phil Burgess's continued
> whinging and
> tantrum-chucking got them in an even worse position.

And its gunna be ****ing hilarious if they avoid
Telstra for the capital city FTTN network too.

>>> Telstra won't supply ADSL2 unless a competitor does first. Why not?
>>> Is the core of the company strategy 'defence'

>> They dont want to have to resell it, and fair enough to Telstra. Its their asset and they can do
>> what they like.

> Pity Coonan thinks otherwise.

It wasnt Coonan's decision.

> The government was wise enough to avoid Telstra. Sol Trujillo and Phil Burgess's continued
> whinging and
> tantrum-chucking got them in an even worse position.

And its gunna be ****ing hilarious if they avoid
Telstra for the capital city FTTN network too.

> Turn about is fair play

Mindless silly stuff.

>>>> Another pig ignorant lie. What Singtel has invested in the
>>>> expansion of the Optarse GSM system is comparable to what Telstra has invested in NextG and
>>>> Telstras investment in adsl has left Optarse's for dead.

>> Bull**** anyway, Optus's GSM expansion is much less in cost than the CDMA or NextG networks.

> Pity Coonan thinks otherwise.

It wasnt Coonan's decision.

> The government was wise enough to avoid Telstra. Sol Trujillo and Phil Burgess's continued
> whinging and
> tantrum-chucking got them in an even worse position.

And its gunna be ****ing hilarious if they avoid
Telstra for the capital city FTTN network too.

"Michael J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> NextG is already here. It already works.

Ya reckon ? Sitting here in Katoomba right now about 2kms line of sight to
the tower my NextG work phone is blatantly refusing to shift off GSM. So I
certainly can't use any of the extra features that 3 and a half G
offers.....

cheers,

Lance

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Brian Yates wrote:

>"B J Foster" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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>>Don H wrote:
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>>>"Michael J" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>>>news[email protected]...
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>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> I remember when Telstra and Australia Post were combined in the PMG
>>>>>>(Postmaster-General's Dept), everyone did their job, with no major
>>>>>>problem
>>>>>>that I can recall.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>After from the fact it was usual to take 4-6 weeks to have a new phone
>>>>connection, and an STD call, in real terms, was 5 times the price it is
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>now?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>>IDD? No one could afford to make IDD calls then.
>>>>
>>>>Now, I can make an IDD call for the same price, IF NOT CHEAPER, than my
>>>>mobile
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>># Yes, technology has advanced, hasn't it? And Telstra was in the
>>>forefront, before the privatisaion rot set in.
>>> I assume you'll be quite happy when, down the track, our
>>>telecommunication system is run from Singapore?
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>Telstra was never in the forefront. And what has changed is not because
>>of 'privatisation' - Telstra's two successive John-Howard-appointee CEOs
>>have virtually halted long-term investment. This means that Telstra's
>>future has been curtailed by poor choices.
>>
>>But thanks to Keating-implemented deregulation we have other licensees
>>(one of them from Singapore) who *have* invested in the long-term. IOW,
>>you are benefitting from the long-term faith and trust of pension fund
>>holders in Singapore and other countries who *have* invested into our
>>telecommunications infrastructure.
>>
>>But don't expect further 'privatisation' from Howard (and consequently
>>better services) - Howard's record is higher taxes and subsidies. Like
>>the half-baked bush broadband subsidy. Why do we (via the government)
>>subsidise the bush when it could quite simply be funded via spectrum
>>auctions. Plus the $10b or so that Packer didn't pay for free-to-air TV
>>licenses.
>>
>>In the meantime, Telstra has become a political party. This is their
>>response to the OPEL proposal:
>>"a foreign owned company, using a partnership with Elders as a front,
>>with no record of investing in regional Australia"
>>
>>
>
>What your views on private asset companies like Silcar given permission by
>Telstra to tap into Telstra's computer network so Telstra can sack a few
>thousand of its own employees.
>
>
Elaborate?


>Silcar now gains 98% of its work from Telstra. Silcar pays their employees
>far less than Telstra for an equivalent job.
>
>http://www.silcar.com.au/
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