[LINK] (Fwd) Telstra's plans for one small rural area.

[David Boxall]

Two weeks since Phil Lammert promised me information:
<http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~dddab/audio/20021024.mp3>, a letter
arrives.  Signed by Phil - looks promising: 
"Did you know Telstra is working hard for you in your area to give 
you an Internet service that suits your needs?

Telstra BigPond(TM) Home Dial-up Internet gives you dial-up access 
from a fixed phone" ... - a sales speil.

There was also a CD-ROM.  Has Telstra taken over from AOL as suppiler 
of shiny trinkets?

Looks like I'm not going to get any information out of Telstra, after 
all.  That doesn't surprise me.  Getting information from Telstra has 
always been like pulling teeth.  In Telstra's case, the teeth of a 
living Allosaurus.

Last time, I was told that the information I requested wasn't 
available.  The CEPU submission to the senate ecita inquiry confirms 
that Telstra's records leave much to be desired, so I guess that's 
believable.

As one of the owners of the network, I feel entitled to information 
about it.  Shouldn't the information that is available be freely so, 
preferably online?

I've been told that the most cost effective solution for my area 
would be something called C-MUX.  The only reference I found (apart 
from the CEPU submission) was a page from Korea that was far too 
heavy for my bandwidth.  Comments/suggestions on the idea would be 
most welcome.

-----Original Message-----
From: David Boxall [mailto:david.boxall@hunterlink.net.au]
Sent: Sunday, 3 November 2002 18:12
To: Boxall, David
Cc: Phil Lammert; Col Gillespie; Australian Consumers' Association;
Consumers' telecommunications Network; j.fitzgibbon.mp@aph.gov.au; 
CEPU;
kerry.hickey@parliament.nsw.gov.au.au
Subject: RE: [LINK] (Fwd) Telstra's plans for one small rural area.


Hi Linkers,

Still no response of any substance from Telstra.

On Fri, 1 Nov 2002, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> (Ouch!!! $3k for a PC?
Not as bad as it sounds.  The system in question included two 
printers (laser & ink jet) and a scanner.

> if the fibre were interrupted to terminate (say) a DSLAM,
> the users may still be out of reach. And (in this scenario)
> the DSLAM would be more expensive than in suburbia: it
> needs power (and power backup), and it needs to be outdoor
> hardened, etc.
If it makes any difference, there's already a RAM-8 in the line.  I 
gather that needs a 300 volt power supply, so that much of the 
infrastructure is already in place.

For background, see:
<http://users.hunterlink.net.au/~dddab/Current.html>

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