SURPRISE: Telstra STILL wants all its promised NBN booty The once-imminent deal between Telstra, NBN Co and the government is, once again, less imminent than communications minister Malcolm Turnbull would like. In fact, in spite of what have been interpreted as hopeful signals in the past, Telstra's position has changed not one iota since last year's election brought to power a …
Too true but I have also wondered why a SUPERIOR system required the purchasing of so many customers with government/taxpayer money, so much for letting the free market decide/choose the best competitor/product in a market.
If I was Telstra I'd want my money promised by an outgoing government too, why else do you think they made the original deal, it was always seen as a 'win win' for them, government stays, expensive contract honoured, government changes, re-negotiate with the new government knowing you have the upper-hand of a previously agreed upon contract.
It's all just business and politics as usual
> If putting in an inferior system isn't going to be a cent cheaper then why push the inferior system?
Which is why the last government signed the deal, I would imagine. They score points when the current government as to back down.
Having said that, stop faffing around and go with the original deal. FTTH please.
The big part of the original deal was to pay Telstra to cut the copper. This had to be done otherwise most people would not use the NBN even if it was provided free, as was discovered in the initial roll outs. For most (70%) households the 5+mbs they get on ADSL was enough, at least for now.
But that also makes a joke out of the NBN proposal. When you have to force people to use the better system.
The new Telstra deal should be much cheaper for the taxpayer because they will not need to roll out fibre to each and every home which is the expensive part.
That's what Howard should have done back when Telstra was first sold but he wanted to maximise the money received to provide tax cuts and middle class welfare to keep himself in office. The Gov should have kept the switches and wires and sold off retail. Then they could have sold network access at the same price to all players, giving smaller entrants a level field and benefiting customers, instead of handing Telstra a near monopoly, even though the legislation supposedly guaranteed access for new entrants.
Hold on - all the KRudd/Juliar fanbois have said that ADSL is too slow and noone wants it...
All you had to do was build it and everyone would sign up to it...
So more bullshit from Labour and the FTTH smelly greasy spotty virgin nerds who dont have a fecking clue about what they wibble on about...
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