[LINK] Telstra - taking its ball and going home.

[David Goldstein]

Of course, rather than bagging Telstra as many want to do, there
is always an alternative such as Kenneth Davidson's excellent
pieces in The Age:

An illusion ends broadband hopes
AUSTRALIANS have a choice: a first-rate broadband network based
on fibre-optic cable financed out of higher telephone charges;
or increasingly futile attempts to maintain an inferior
broadband network built on the back of a deteriorating copper
network.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/08/07/1154802820595.html

Why we have a failure to connect
Enforced competition has stifled Telstra's ability to invest in
technology, writes Kenneth Davidson.
WITH the price of oil heading into the stratosphere, global
warming making outdoor activity increasingly unpleasant, and
state governments preferring to invest in roads rather than
public transport, it is imperative that Australians have the
option of replacing physical travel with a high-speed broadband
telecommunications network.
http://www.theage.com.au/articles/2006/07/12/1152637737771.html

Happy reading,
David

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