[LINK] potential Telstra breakup

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Wed Oct 3 11:54:51 AEST 2007


At 10:45AM +1000 3/10/07, Roger Clarke wrote:
>
> Having ceded ownership, on what basis can the government force a 
> break-up?
>

Label it a market-distorting monopoly that, for the good of the economy, 
must be dismantled.  Passing the necessary legislation then becomes just 
a formality.

Give the dog a bad name and the government can get away with practically 
anything.  That's been demonstrated time and time again.

-- 
David Boxall                         | "Cheer up" they said.
                                      | "Things could be worse."
                                      | So I cheered up and,
                                      | Sure enough, things got worse.
                                      |              --Murphy's musing




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