On Tue, 13 May 2008 11:57:34 +0000, Joe wrote:

> "Alan Parkington" <patriot@iheartaustralia.com.au> wrote in message
> news:qMcWj.677$IK1.563@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
>> From
>>
>> http://www.nowwearetalking.com.au/bl...-phile/nz-and-
britains-broadband-disgrace
>>
>>
>>
>> New global broadband rankings (www.viewswire.com) released this week
>> show the UK is paying the price for its failed experiment in trying to
>> break up the incumbent telco BT.
>>
>> The now not-so-great Britain has slipped behind Australia on the
>> internet superhighway. It really is a disgrace when you consider the
>> country of 50 million plus people live in in an area smaller than our
>> state of Victoria.
>
> Well now Mr Alan Poopacker that is propaganda pure and simple. To draw
> those conclusions from the linked article
> http://www.viewswire.com/report_dl.a...42984.PDF&rf=0 is
> dishonest.
> Someone obviously has a predetermined agenda of attempting to foster
> consumer discontent with Government controls.

No! Who would do that???