Alan Parkington <parkingtona@team.telstra.com> wrote:
> From
> http://www.smh.com.au/news/business/...486137175.html
> TELSTRA could end up building the $8 billion broadband network
> federal Labor has promised to deliver if it wins government.
Unlikely that Rudd is actually that stupid.
> The chief executive of Telstra, Sol Trujillo, said late last week Telstra would examine Labor's plan for a
> public-private partnership with one or more telcos, in effect a re-nationalisation of the phone network.
No it aint, just the broadband network.
> Telstra could consider bidding to build the network and open it on a commercial wholesale basis if Labor wins the
> election.
And its unlikely that even Rudd would be stupid enough to buy that.
> Alternatively, Telstra could follow the lead of British Telecom and set up a separate corporation in which it, the
> Government and other investors would share costs and profit.
And its unlikely that even Rudd would be stupid enough to buy that.
> Mr Trujillo said he did not reject the broad principle of Labor's platform,
What an arrogant fool.
> but the detail would need to be clarified before committing Telstra or shareholders' money.
They're gunna spend the taxpayer's money, fool.
> "Building a national network [of the kind Labor proposes] would be many times more complex [than building the mobile
> network, Next G]," he said.
Must be one of those rocket scientist fuckwits.
> The critical issue for Telstra is that it already has a fibre optic network linking its phone exchanges across
> Australia.
And Optarse already has a fibre optic network of its own.
> It would be expected to argue that duplicating or overbuilding part or all of its infrastructure would not make
> commercial sense.
Irrelevant to what Labor is planning to do.
> Telstra is also likely to expect a Labor government would compensate it for using some of its existing network.
It can expect whatever it likes. It gets to wear whatever they decide to do.
In spades with Howard's govt once it gets reelected.