>> Simon Hackett is the 100 percent private owner of Internode, one of the
>> most successful ISPs in Australia, making him one of the wealthiest men
>> in South Australia.

Doesnt count for much, its South Australia after all.

He's also one of the biggest whingers I've ever seen

>> wants to keep his roots firmly planted in home-town Adelaide, Hackett
>> had the hide to blame Telstra for his business decision!

Thats his usual behaviour. See Whirlfool if you want hundreds of other
examples.

My favorite is when he whinges there is not enough room in Telstra exchanges
for one of HIS DSLAMs to suck revenue from Telstra.

His solution? TELSTRA to build a bigger exchange.

>> Worse still, many people in Tassie fell for Hackett's propaganda. Even
>> the Premier cried foul (www.news.com.au), saying "Tasmanian business
>> pays far too much for telecommunications access --- principally the
>> blame for that lies at the feet of Telstra." Mr Lennon overlooked the

Tasmanians have always been stupid

>> fact that Telstra has invested more in Tassie than almost any other
>> company and charges the same telecommunications prices across Australia,
>> whether you're in Hobart or downtown Sydney.

And that should change