Telstra to fight 'hampering' of Next G deployment

Telstra today filed documents in the Federal Court that clearly indicate the
Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, has breached her
Ministerial duties by making up her mind about the imposition of the licence
condition to block the closure of the old CDMA network - an integral part of
the Next G network plan - even before receiving submissions and evidence
from Telstra as to why such a licence condition was unnecessary and bad for
the bush.

The Minister was legally obliged to maintain an open mind on the question of
whether to impose a licence condition until she had received and considered
Telstra's submission 30 days after announcing the draft.

Group Managing Director of Telstra Public Policy and Communications, Phil
Burgess, said Telstra would not stand by and watch the Government slow the
deployment of the Next G network which already brings the largest and most
advanced mobile broadband services to 98.8 per cent of Australians at speeds
that are not beaten anywhere in the world.

Dr Burgess said Telstra had been forced to take legal action against the
Minister following mounting evidence that the Minister seems determined to
hamper the Next G network broadband deployment by prejudging the outcome of
her consultation with Telstra on the draft CDMA licence condition.

"The scent of election politics rather than advancing consumer interest
unfortunately permeates all of the Minister's recent policy decisions," Dr
Burgess said.

"It appears that the Minister is again putting politics before common
sense and bureaucratic process and red tape before the interests of people,
business, and regional infrastructure - just as she did with the SingTel
OPEL Broadband Connect decision, which gave nearly $1 billion of Australian
taxpayers money to a joint venture dominated by the government of Singapore.

If successful, the legal action will stop the Minister from issuing a
licence condition until the matter is heard.

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Alan Parkington <[email protected]> wrote:

> Telstra today filed documents in the Federal Court that clearly
> indicate the Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, has breached her Ministerial duties by making up her
> mind about the imposition of the licence condition to block the closure of the old
> CDMA network - an integral part of the Next G network plan - even
> before receiving submissions and evidence from Telstra as to why such a licence condition was unnecessary and bad for
> the bush.

Just another bare faced lie.

And telstra should be told that they cant shut down the cdma system, ever, anyway.

> The Minister was legally obliged to maintain an open mind on the question of whether to impose a licence condition
> until she had received and considered Telstra's submission 30 days after announcing the draft.

Just another bare faced lie.

> Group Managing Director of Telstra Public Policy and Communications, Phil Burgess,

Otherwise known as ****witHippo.

> said Telstra would not stand by and watch the Government slow the deployment of the Next G network which already
> brings the largest and most advanced mobile broadband services to 98.8 per cent of Australians at speeds that are not
> beaten anywhere in the world.

Great. Prepare for another raping with a telephone pole.

> Dr Burgess said Telstra had been forced to take legal action against the Minister

Just another bare faced lie.

> following mounting evidence that the Minister seems determined to hamper the Next G network broadband deployment by
> prejudging the outcome of her consultation with Telstra on the draft CDMA licence condition.

She aint 'consulting' with telstra on anything, ****wit.

> "The scent of election politics rather than advancing consumer interest unfortunately permeates all of the Minister's
> recent policy decisions," Dr Burgess said.

Like it or lump it, ****wit. Perfectly legal.

> "It appears that the Minister is again putting politics before
> common sense and bureaucratic process and red tape before the interests of people, business, and regional
> infrastructure - just as she did with the SingTel OPEL Broadband Connect decision, which gave nearly $1 billion of
> Australian taxpayers money to a joint venture dominated by the government of Singapore.

Like it or lump it, ****wit. Perfectly legal.

Even labor did that, with the satellite system, ****wit.

> If successful,

Not a chance, you watch.

> the legal action will stop the Minister from issuing a licence condition until the matter is heard.

Not a chance, you watch.

On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 12:41:29 GMT in aus.comms Alan Parkington may have written:
> Telstra today filed documents in the Federal Court that clearly indicate the
> Minister for Communications, Senator Helen Coonan, has breached her
> Ministerial duties by making up her mind about the imposition of the licence
> condition to block the closure of the old CDMA network - an integral part of
> the Next G network plan - even before receiving submissions and evidence
> from Telstra as to why such a licence condition was unnecessary and bad for
> the bush.

After reading this news, I decided to splash out and buy a new battery
for my CDMA phone. Looks like I'll get to enjoy the superior coverage
out in the bush for quite a bit longer now.

PD

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Paul Day