[LINK] NBN and competition

[Richard Chirgwin]

On 31/05/12 6:30 PM, Paul Brooks wrote:
> On 30/05/2012 8:34 AM, Richard Chirgwin wrote:
>> What. utter. drivel.
>>
>> On 30/05/12 12:51 AM, stephen at melbpc.org.au wrote:
>>
>>
>>      The only precedent for the destruction of infrastructure on such a
>>      massive scale is the $4 billion NBN Co is to pay Telstra to rip out its
>>      copper network, transfer its customers to the national broadband network
>>      and remove the internet from the cables it uses to deliver Foxtel.
>>
>> Well, the other precedent is that Telstra's HFC network is also due for
>> the same fate. But hey, he's an economist ...
>>
>>      The Telstra coaxial cables won't be. It has only agreed to disconnect the
>>      internet from them. It could put it back as soon as changed legal or
>>      political circumstances allowed.
>>
>> Just wrong. Telstra has agreed to connect all customer services to the
>> NBN wholesale infrastructure (including telephony) and decommission the
>> copper. It will deteriorate very quickly without expensive maintenance.
> Actually Richard, these parts are correct.
> Under the Telstra agreement, Telstra are moving only  broadband services off the
> Telstra HFC cable and on to the NBN - but they are keeping the HFC cable for
> subscription television services.
>
> Paul.
Corrected!

OK. Damn petard got me again!

RC
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