Telstra accepts Minister's decision

Telstra Country Wide Group Managing Director, Mr Geoff Booth, today welcomed
the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy's
confirmation that the Next G Network was providing an equivalent network
coverage footprint to the outgoing CDMA network.

Mr Booth also re-committed Telstra to continue to work with the small number
of customers who may be experiencing genuine issues with equipment.

He said he was pleased that Telstra could now proceed with plans to close
the network by 28 April 2008 and complete the migration of customers.

Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director for Public Policy & Communications,
said, "We welcome the Government's decisive action on this important
transition in the nation's telecommunications future. We are also pleased
that the Minister has provided clear direction to Telstra and to consumers
about how to proceed to make sure this transition is completed: Telstra has
to fix remaining problems and consumers have to make the transition."

Mr Booth said: "We have been on a path to resolve customer issues by 28
January and we were confident we would meet our deadline. The Minister has
made a different assessment but we are very pleased that he has given us a
clear goal for closure, a process to get there, and a clear message to CDMA
customers that they need to move quickly."

Mr Booth said that the ACMA test showed that Telstra had met its commitment
that the Next G network would provide as good or better network coverage
where customers use the right handsets and equipment.

Mr Booth also noted that the "blue tick" program ensured that customers
would have access to the right handsets with the right range to meet the
diverse needs of our country and city customers.

He said a large percentage of customers had already migrated to the bigger,
faster Next G network and were already embracing a range of new services
such as high-speed mobile broadband and video calling.

You're supposed to have topped yourself when you
fucked up so spectacularly, time after time after time.

Alan Parkington <alanparkington@team.telstra.net> wrote:

> Telstra Country Wide Group Managing Director, Mr Geoff Booth, today
> welcomed the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital
> Economy's confirmation that the Next G Network was providing an
> equivalent network coverage footprint to the outgoing CDMA network.

Talk about a bare faced lie...

The minister did absolutely nothing of the sort, liar.

> Mr Booth also re-committed Telstra to continue to work with the small number of customers who may be experiencing
> genuine issues with equipment.

Telstra gets no choice what so ever on that, liar.

> He said he was pleased that Telstra could now proceed with plans to close the network by 28 April 2008 and complete
> the migration of customers.

More flagrant dishonesty from Telstra. The govt has NOT said
that telstra will be allowed to turn the cdma system on that date.

> Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director for Public Policy &
> Communications, said, "We welcome the Government's decisive action on this important transition in the nation's
> telecommunications future.

Wota fucking wanker.

> We are also pleased that the Minister has provided clear direction to Telstra and to consumers about how to proceed to
> make sure this transition is completed: Telstra has to fix remaining problems and consumers have to make the
> transition."

And if telstra doesnt, it wont be allowed to turn the cdma system off, fuckwit.

And it wont be able to, you watch.

> Mr Booth said: "We have been on a path to resolve customer issues by 28 January and we were confident we would meet
> our deadline.

And the govt clearly never bought that lie.

> The Minister has made a different assessment but we are very pleased that he has given us a clear goal for closure, a
> process to get there, and
> a clear message to CDMA customers that they need to move quickly."

That last is another bare faced lie.

> Mr Booth said that the ACMA test showed that Telstra had met its
> commitment that the Next G network would provide as good or better
> network coverage where customers use the right handsets and equipment.

Another bare faced lie. The ACMA did absolutely nothing of the sort.

> Mr Booth also noted that the "blue tick" program ensured that
> customers would have access to the right handsets with the right
> range to meet the diverse needs of our country and city customers.

Pity about those who STILL dont get the same result
they used to get with cdma when they use those, liar.

> He said a large percentage of customers had already migrated to the
> bigger, faster Next G network and were already embracing a range of
> new services such as high-speed mobile broadband and video calling.

Bet that last is another bare faced lie too.

On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:13:43 Alan Parkington may have written:
> Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director for Public Policy &
> Communications, said, "We welcome the Government's decisive action on
> this important transition in the nation's telecommunications future.
> We are also pleased that the Minister has provided clear direction to
> Telstra and to consumers about how to proceed to make sure this
> transition is completed: Telstra has to fix remaining problems and
> consumers have to make the transition."

What the... Isn't Burgo meant to stain the government at every
oppuruntity he gets to speak?

PD

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Paul Day
http://www.enigma.id.au/

"Paul Day" <pauls@enigma.id.au> wrote in message
news:1200718601.585096@colossus.enigma.id.au...
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:13:43 Alan Parkington may have written:
>> Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director for Public Policy &
>> Communications, said, "We welcome the Government's decisive action on
>> this important transition in the nation's telecommunications future.
>> We are also pleased that the Minister has provided clear direction to
>> Telstra and to consumers about how to proceed to make sure this
>> transition is completed: Telstra has to fix remaining problems and
>> consumers have to make the transition."
>
> What the... Isn't Burgo meant to stain the government at every
> oppuruntity he gets to speak?

Nah. The fat fucker's too busy staining the armpits of his shirts to stain
the govt.

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Kwyj.

Paul Day <pauls@enigma.id.au> wrote:
> On Sat, 19 Jan 2008 12:13:43 Alan Parkington may have written:
>> Phil Burgess, Group Managing Director for Public Policy &
>> Communications, said, "We welcome the Government's decisive action on
>> this important transition in the nation's telecommunications future.
>> We are also pleased that the Minister has provided clear direction to
>> Telstra and to consumers about how to proceed to make sure this
>> transition is completed: Telstra has to fix remaining problems and
>> consumers have to make the transition."

> What the... Isn't Burgo meant to stain the government at every oppuruntity he gets to speak?

Nope, the fool does very occasionally have more of a clue than that.

Must have found his meds or sumfin.

Telstra has no choice BUT to accept the Ministerial decison.



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