Aust internet lagging behind the world: Telstra

From
http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

Telstra says Australia is still falling behind the rest of the world when it
comes to internet speeds, despite the completion of its new broadband
project.

The company says it has introduced upgraded ADSL 2-plus services to more
than 900 telephone exchanges across the country.

But spokesman Phil Burgess says moves to improve speeds even further are
being held up by unreasonable regulation.

"As we think about these speeds, we have to understand that 12 megabits, 20
megabits, 1.5 megabits, this is great for Australia - but compared to the
rest of the world, Japan is 100 megabits, Korea's 100 megabits, the United
States is going to 70 megabits," he said.

Earlier, Telstra said the completion of their broadband project showed the
Federal Government made the right decision in cancelling its competitors'
OPEL project, which delivered no new broadband services in nine months.

"Alan Parkington" <patriot@iheartaustralia.com.au> wrote in message
news:ywlLj.229$ko5.164@news-server.bigpond.net.au...
> From
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
>
> Telstra says Australia is still falling behind the rest of the world when
> it comes to internet speeds, despite the completion of its new broadband
> project.
>
> The company says it has introduced upgraded ADSL 2-plus services to more
> than 900 telephone exchanges across the country.
>
> But spokesman Phil Burgess says moves to improve speeds even further are
> being held up by unreasonable regulation.

Combined with Telstra's unreasonable expectations with regard to ROI......

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Kwyj.

On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 09:57:50 +0000, "Alan Parkington"
<brownnose@isuckseppos.com> wrote:

> From
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
>
> Telstra says Australia is still falling behind the rest of the world
> when it comes to internet speeds, despite the completion of its new
> broadband project.

Of course it bleeding is - because tel$cum has concentrated all its
energy on anti-competitive tactics, rather than developing the Australian
network.

And many of its anti-competitive antics, over more than ten years, have
actually held back development of the internet infrastructure in
Australia. One example of where they've done this is tel$cum's refusal to
peer with other networks in all the major cities - purely based on their
anti-competitive strategy.

By doing this, they've forced other ISPs to waste money increasing
network capacity in places where it shouldn't have been needed -
therefore, taking resources from where it *is* needed.

People don't hate tel$cum for nothing!

> The company says it has introduced upgraded ADSL 2-plus services to more
> than 900 telephone exchanges across the country.

About time!

> But spokesman Phil Burgess says moves to improve speeds even further are
> being held up by unreasonable regulation.

They're being held up by unreasonable and incompetent management - and
their focus on anti-competitive practices.

> "As we think about these speeds, we have to understand that 12 megabits,
> 20 megabits, 1.5 megabits, this is great for Australia - but compared to
> the rest of the world, Japan is 100 megabits, Korea's 100 megabits, the
> United States is going to 70 megabits," he said.
>
> Earlier, Telstra said the completion of their broadband project showed
> the Federal Government made the right decision in cancelling its
> competitors' OPEL project, which delivered no new broadband services in
> nine months.

It shows nothing at all, except that tel$cum *can* get their finger out -
when they think there's some strategic anti-competitive gain to be made.

Alan Parkington <patriot@iheartaustralia.com.au> wrote:

> From
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin

> Telstra says Australia is still falling behind the rest of the world when it comes to internet speeds,

Bare faced lie.

> despite the completion of its new broadband project.

There's fuck all of the rest of the world that has better than ADSL2+, liar.

> The company says it has introduced upgraded ADSL 2-plus services to more than 900 telephone exchanges across the
> country.

Pity that it charges like a wounded bull to use them, fuckwit.

> But spokesman Phil Burgess says moves to improve speeds even further are being held up by unreasonable regulation.

And he is a pathological liar.

> "As we think about these speeds, we have to understand that 12 megabits, 20 megabits, 1.5 megabits, this is great for
> Australia - but compared to the rest of the world, Japan is 100 megabits, Korea's 100 megabits,

And they are tiny little pimples of 'countrys'
with FAR more people than we have, fuckwit.

> the United States is going to 70 megabits," he said.

Lie.

And no one is stopping telstra from doing FTTN or FTTH right now, fuckwit.

> Earlier, Telstra said the completion of their broadband project showed the Federal Government made the right decision
> in cancelling its competitors' OPEL project, which delivered no new broadband services in nine months.

And wont be giving telstra that $4.7B, you watch.

Funny how it's Telstra holding Australia back, isn't it, fuckwit.

Alan Parkington wrote:
> From
> http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2...section=justin
>
> Telstra says Australia is still falling behind the rest of the world