[LINK] Four Corners NBN

David Boxall david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au
Wed Apr 13 09:59:20 AEST 2011


On 13/04/2011 9:05 AM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote:
> On 13/04/2011 8:54 AM, David Boxall wrote
>> The PMG abandoned overhead cabling for good reasons.
>
> Cockatoos suspected of breaking Telstra fibre
> Ry Crozier
> Apr 13, 2011 6:30 AM
> iTnews
> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/254265,cockatoos-suspected-of-breaking-telstra-fibre.aspx
>
> Cockie wanna cable?
>
> Telstra has fingered prolific numbers of cockatoos as the potential
> culprits behind damage to a temporary fibre cable put in place after
> floods in the Kimberley region last month.
> ...
During the HFC rollout, it was reported that the colour of the cable is 
significant. A shade of grey was mentioned, either as one they'd leave 
alone or one they liked to chew on. That might have been galahs though, 
not cockies.

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