[LINK] Friday funny a little early

[Paul Brooks]

Jan Whitaker wrote:
>
> Here's a question for you. How does the govt intend to make Telstra 
> keep the CDMA network operating? Wasn't there a little thing called a 
> 'privatisation' not long ago? Is the threat that Howard/Coonan will 
> 'nationalise' the company? <sheesh>
A License Condition, probably broadly similar to the one that mandated 
replacement of the AMPS system with a digital equivalent. All holders of 
a carrier license have to comply with license conditions, regardless of 
ownership structure.

Carrier Licence Conditions (Telstra Corporation Limited) Declaration 
1997 
<http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/LegislativeInstrumentCompilation1.nsf/0/A05F1134483F00AECA256F79000C8BDD?OpenDocument>