[LINK] the Telstra TruJerko Trio

[Richard Chirgwin]

Marghanita da Cruz wrote:
> forget the debt...the government has enough in their coffers already 
> to pay of debt if they wanted to.
>
> ...but do you think having a half privatised entity is in your best 
> interests...what we have now is a half political half financial 
> organisation....to whom is Telstra accountable now?
Lots and lots of people, Marghanita. But I have never swallowed the 
"half pregnant" argument. Yes, the assertion is that there's something 
bad about "half privatised", as if (a) none of the objections can be 
managed and (b) similar situations don't happen overseas. If by 
"overseas" we mean "America", fine, but American telco regulation is a 
complete disaster area and has *absolutely nothing* to teach Australia.

Probably my main objection to the three Turjerki is that they pretend 
that America is some shining beacon of telco regulation, when in fact 
its carriers fall somewhere between "teeter" and "totter" unless they're 
protected by an interventionist government.

When our smirking parliamentarians say "you can't have a half-pregnant 
Telstra" remember that they want to imitate the most inept bunch of 
losers the telecommunications industry can offer...

RC

>>
>> (and no, it isn't just up to the investors to decide. as a citizen
>> of this country, i am indirectly a part owner of telstra and i most
>> certainly have a right to object when i see those who are supposed to be
>> managing that asset on my behalf conspiring to give it away at a bargain
>> price.  Howard and Co. are stealing from the public as well as from the
>> T1 & T2 share-holders)
>>
> ...this is the point I was trying to  make we need to
> differente voters/citizens (the term public is too nebulous and 
> consumers is offensive)
> from taxpayers (some of whom are companies not to mention telstra 
> itself) as current stakeholders in Telstra.
>
> As we don't know the deal on T3 or the date for the next federal 
> election...there is a lot of posturing and putting flags up poles.
>
> Marghanita
>
>