From
http://www.smarthousenews.com.au/Com...ustry/A7F4W9X2

Telstra has flung a new challenge to the Howard Government - now in
caretaker mode - declaring its Next G network has now achieved the same or
better coverage as the CDMA network - and stating it is "on track" to close
the CDMA network on January 28.




But the Big T faces the obstacle of a condition imposed on its CDMA licence
by Attorney-General Philip Ruddock which prevent a switch-off before the
Government is satisfied with Next G coverage.

The Government is relying not on Telstra's word, but on an independent
survey by the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) to
determine if Next G coverage meets CDMA levels.

Telstra yesterday declared extensive testing conducted by its own teams with
strategic partner Ericsson had already shown the Next G network is "bigger,
better and faster than CDMA...