[LINK] digital black screen and absolute data lines

[Jan Whitaker]

At 08:06 AM 4/05/2008, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>Why the scepticism, Jan? The data service will have been something 
>boring and non-Internet, like a DDS, Frame Relay or ATM connection - 
>well, I guess ATM may not be present in Mildura, but DDS and Frame 
>Relay will be. Both of these have something that Internet services 
>don't get - service level guarantees in the four-nines class or better.
>
>Not all data is Internet data (in fact, at least the last time I 
>looked, the private data services market was still slightly larger 
>than the broadband market. It's just not as interesting).
>
>RC

good point, Richard. Of course no one explained that during the 
program, which in itself is a light program, not serious much of the 
time. So what is the public going to think out in Mildura? Will they 
have any idea that there is even such a thing as dedicated service 
lines? particularly since there has been so much ruckus about the 
failing of the digital mobile roll-out to meet the expectations that 
Telstra 'sold' until the ACCC made them stop 
lying/misleading/stretching the truth. Their track record has been 
pretty dodgy: shift to CDMA, falling share prices on T2, Next 
network, reducing technical support in the field, hike in line 
rentals -- need I go on?

Jan



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