[LINK] Tasmanians to be forced to connect to NBN under new laws

[Kim Holburn]

Gee, up till a decade ago or so you could opt out of being connected  
to the telephone network but, if you wanted a telephone you got  
Telstra or Telecom or the PMG to connect you.  No other company or  
organisation was allowed to use public and private space to connect  
you to a phone network.

You want lots of companies to be allowed to enforce easements though  
public and private space to connect you to phone and internet?   That  
would be a corporate fascist state.  It would also be silly.  We only  
need one group, and it should be accountable to us not a private  
company accountable to a faceless bunch of shareholders.

(And don't think wireless is not using public land, public resources,  
public spectrum.)

On 2010/Oct/08, at 2:18 AM, Max Devlin wrote:

> [I think I just awoke in nazi germany]
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/technology/technology-news/tasmanians-to-be-forced-to-connect-to-nbn-under-new-laws-20101006-167vi.html
>
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> Tasmanians to be forced to connect to NBN under new laws
> Ben Grubb
> October 7, 2010 - 11:08AM

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