[LINK] potential Telstra breakup

[David Boxall]

> The current situation is *completely* of Howard/Alston/Coonan's devising...
Howard took it to an insane extreme, granted, but didn't Keating start 
this mess?

At 3/10/074:35 PM steve jenkin wrote:

> 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.


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