[LINK] NBN Expected takeup numbers.

Tom Koltai tomk at unwired.com.au
Thu May 19 15:47:31 AEST 2011



> -----Original Message-----
> From: David Boxall [mailto:david.boxall at hunterlink.net.au] 
> Sent: Thursday, 19 May 2011 3:04 PM
> To: Tom Koltai
> Cc: link at mailman.anu.edu.au
> Subject: Re: [LINK] NBN Expected takeup numbers.
> 
> 
> On 18/05/2011 10:28 PM, Tom Koltai wrote:
> > ...  Firstly the NBN wont be delivering retail phone services...
> But the retail phone services will be carried on the NBN, providing 
> revenue to NBN Co.
> 
> > Secondly, globally carriers are reporting dropping ARPU's on voice 
> > traffic.
> I've no idea what an ARPU is. Those who want to communicate eschew 
> arcane acronyms and initialisms. Voice traffic is only data, 
> which the 
> NBN will carry, providing revenue to NBN Co.
> 
> > Apparently, for some unknown reason, consumers are preferring the 
> > cheaper broadband plans with Skype loaded.
> And the NBN will carry the data, providing revenue to NBN Co.
>
Sorry David and Linkers, ARPU is a [soon to be disused] Communications
industry acronym that means Blood from a Stone. No, sorry, it means,
Average Revenue per user.

Tom




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