[LINK] Customers may be forced on to NBN to keep phones

[Max Devlin]

On 12/10/2010, Michael Skeggs mike at bystander.net <mskeggs at gmail.com> wrote:

> The $11bn agreement with Telstra was for the decommissioning of the
>  copper network and agreement to move Telstra customers to the NBN,
>  along with access to their ducts to lay the fibre.


I recall media reports that Telstra's wholesale network would be split
from it's retail operations. There was no mention of replacing copper.
So to clarify?:

* Telstra now buys local mile access for BB/phone from NBN like anyone else.
* Telstra keeps it's other "ageing" networks.
* Other ISP's/Telco's buy from NBN where necessary but keep (not hand
over) existing networks.

I note the irony of going from Telstra monopoly to NBN monopoly. I
dont expect this to be trouble free. It might stop Telstra using
market dominance to crush competitors but NBN will likely develop it's
own arrogance. All monopolies do. Will this end up win-win?

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