[LINK] the Telstra TruJerko Trio

[Marghanita da Cruz]

Richard Chirgwin wrote:
> 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.
> 
....you know that and I know that...and may have even been harping on 
the point for near on 10 years!:-)

> 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.
> 
...my own problem with swallowing the American approach is that their
starting point was different, it was about dealing with the problems of
state rights which limited banking and telecommunications companies to
dealing in only two states..not sure if this is changed...but
interestingly this obstacle produced the credit card and travellers
cheque (or should that be check).

> 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...

I confess, I hadn't considered the option Craig has proposed of buying
back telstra....many other companies do and some even delist. But I
don't think this is likely to happen.

On politicians smirks- Bob Brown had one on his face,
when he responded to a reporter who sought his veiw on the justification
for the shortlived politicians recent payrise/super increase, that if
you pay peanuts you get monkeys..

Brown responded along the lines if you pay more peanuts do you get
baboons (or was it gorillas)?

Marghanita
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Marghanita da Cruz
Ramin Communications
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Phone: 0414-869202
Email: marghanita at ramin.com.au