[LINK] ABC Inside Business - "Big Step Forward"

[Richard Chirgwin]

Rik,

Thanks for that correction. The problem (from a public debate point of 
view) is that this distinction is left out. Partisan trolls are 
poisoning the debate with various bits of misinformation, among which a 
favourite is: "the government is buying back the Telstra network that 
was built with taxpayers' money in the first place".

Cheers,
richard

On 26/06/11 11:15 PM, Rik Harris wrote:
> Actually, ownership of the lead-in conduits (lead-ins to individual properties) will transfer to NBN Co as NBN Co uses them (see http://www.telstra.com.au/abouttelstra/media-centre/announcements/telstra-signs-nbn-definitive-agreements-2.xml).
>
> regards,
> rik. [Telstra employee; not involved with NBN; all information already in public domain]
>
> On 26/06/2011, at 7:29 PM, Richard Chirgwin<rchirgwin at ozemail.com.au>  wrote:
>
>> Wrong even in the damn intro. They ARE migrating customers. They are NOT
>> migrating infrastructure. Telstra is not selling either its copper or
>> HFC to the NBN, and it's not selling ducts or exchanges (the latter two
>> are being rented). And this has been the known state of affairs for at
>> least a year.
>>
>> This folly - urban myth, really - is really, really stupid beyond excuse
>> when it comes from someone who presumes to provide information on which
>> investors are presumed to make decisions.
>>
>> RC
>>
>> On 26/06/11 2:04 PM, George Bray wrote:
>>> (A progress report on implementation of the NBN focusing on the
>>> corporations involved, the technologies and the competition). --George
>>>
>>> ALAN KOHLER, PRESENTER: The National Broadband Network took a giant
>>> stride forward this week when Telstra and Optus signed deals to
>>> migrate customers and infrastructure to the NBN. Now, in a moment I'll
>>> be speaking with Telstra's chief David Thodey, but first, James
>>> Panichi looks at the nuts and bolts of the agreements.
>>>
>>> <http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2011/s3253723.htm>
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