[LINK] FTTH? Doesn't Look Likely...

[Frank O'Connor]

Mmmm ...

Telstra's been stalling for months ... it's what they do. (Hey, as a 
Telstra customer - locked in by geography rather than preference - 
and past shareholder ... it's all they do.)

If I was the NBN, I'd resume negotiations and start dropping the 
contract price/compensation they are to receive, or insert a 
provision for subtracting penalty payments based on delays imposed on 
NBN timetables by internal Telstra processes and see if that elicits 
a response.

			Regards.

At 11:39 AM +1000 on 17/5/11 you wrote:
>Quote/ [From:
>http://www.theregister.co.uk/2011/05/16/nbn_more_spectrum_please/]
>NBN looks for more wireless spectrum
>
>NBN Co is on the hunt for more wireless spectrum and is currently in
>talks with the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to
>acquire unallocated 2.2 GHz blocks.
>
>The national carrier is deploying fixed wireless internet services for 4
>percent of Australia's population where the NBN or satellite does not
>reach. It recently picked up parcels of 2.3 and 3.4 gigahertz spectrum
>from subscription TV company Austar in a deal worth A$120 million.
>
>The ACMA is currently reviewing Australian spectrum requirements as it
>determines what will be required to meet Australia's future mobile
>broadband requirements.
>
>Embattled NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley told a parliamentary inquiry yesterday
>that wireless will be rolled out before the fibre network.
>
>Quigley indicated that NBN Co is keen on more spectrum in Western
>Australia. He said that the fixed-wireless component of the NBN would
>begin roll out in early 2012, but would take a number of years to
>complete, mostly due to fibre backhaul being installed to NBN points of
>interconnect, which are tied to the completion of an A$11 billion deal
>with Telstra.
>
>...article continues...
>
>/Quote
>
>Especially if Telstra can stall for long enough for the Liberals to get
>back in.
>
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