[LINK] potential Telstra breakup

[steve jenkin]

Jan Whitaker wrote on 3/10/07 9:58 AM:

Australian IT is reporting this as well today.

Howard/Coonan have just handed Rudd a gift-wrapped opportunity.
The current situation is *completely* of Howard/Alston/Coonan's devising...

- They were told at the time that a 'structural separation' was the only
viable solution.
- They released T1, T2 & T3
- they saw and allowed the dual cable roll-out - what a waste!
- They were in charge (>50% ownership) when the "Three Amigos" were
recruited
- and were in charge when Sol, Burgess & ?? started being recalcitrant:
they could've sacked Sol

Tell me *anyone* who's happy with New Telstra.
Lots of unhappy shareholders, people-in-the-bush, ADSL users, ISP's and
competitors...

Will this be one of the major election issues?
    Howards' "Good Management" is actually very poor -
    and this bird has come home to roost.

> I'm sure you've heard, but thought I'd get it in the archives since
> the Link Institute has been discussing/promoting? this idea for
> donkey's years!
>
> http://tinyurl.com/3dk2wr
>
> Telstra faces enforced split
> Katharine Murphy and Jesse Hogan
> October 3, 2007
>
> THE Federal Government is considering an enforced split of Telstra's
> retail and infrastructure divisions in a significant escalation of
> hostilities between the telco giant and Canberra.
>
> Communications Minister Helen Coonan has confirmed an expert taskforce
> is considering structural separation as part of a process determining
> which telecommunications company will build a high-speed broadband
> network in the cities.
>
> "We are looking at whether or not some structural separation may
> eventuate in any event as a result of the expert taskforce," Senator
> Coonan told Sky News yesterday.
> [snip]
>
>
> Pity they didn't do this beforehand and keep the network ownership in
> public hands!!!
>
> Jan
>
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