[LINK] The "Ashdown" proposition (or - how to have your cake...)

[Jim Birch]

Russell Ashdown wrote:

>"The Ashdown proposal" can unscramble that egg and leave all 
>sides as winners.  
>* The government will end up with a fully privatised Telstra. 
>* The Australian people will end up with with a rationalised 
>communications infrastructure (as opposed to three 50pr cables 
>running down each street).  
>* The communications infrastructure is available to all telco's on an 
>equal basis. 
>* The line rental charge should drop significantly as Telstra will be 
>unable to use that as a cross-subsidy cash-cow. 
>* We will all have free and equal access to the carrier of our choice 
>over the CAN. 
>* The new entity ("The Network Provider") would be charged with 
>maintaining "the network" in a servicable state, which should help to 
>halt the decay of "the network" caused by the downgrading by Telstra 
>of maintenance services over the past few years. 
>* The new entity would also provide an annual dividend to 
>consolidated revenue, as well as pay tax on earnings.
>
That plan cannot be taken seriously due to the complete absence of spin, 
lies, rent-seeking and technological incompetence.

Face up to facts, buddy, this is national telecoms policy we are talking 
about!

Jim

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Jim Birch

jbirch at multinode.com.au
t: 04 1243 1243


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