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Thread ID: 72308	2006-09-08 01:47:00	The Gattung Gang	Utopia (7787)	PC World Chat

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483263	2006-09-08 07:41:00	Telecom probably take the attitude: "If someone wants to compete, let them build their own infrastructure." Saturn/Telstra tried, and ran out of money. :DFrom my observations.. Telstra did, however it was in limited areas due to financial limitations. Now they are slowly filling the gaps within the areas they are reasonably established.	personthingy (1670)
483264	2006-09-08 08:00:00	O how emotive............. OK the before saw telecom running several hundred exchanges, and generally running copper pairs all the way from the exchanges to the consumer. ISP's could "connect" in at the exchanges. The future plan sees a mere 17 exchanges feeding fiber directly to thousands of distribution points, and running a few hundred mtres of copper pair, or maybe even fiber direct to certain corporate customers such as data centers etc. OK, so telecom will have a faster, lower maintanance network, and ISP's will be able to lease lines direct to the consumer, with the "connection" being within a mere 17 exchanges. In essence the only difference is the big red racing stripes, and even if telecom try to relabel the legal definition of their network, it still comes down to allowing the leasing of lines at wholesale rates for others to use and/or market on their behalf. I'm sure the law can be altered to allow future connection at the exchanges if doesn't already. The amount of money being spent on reinvestment in the network is what we've seen people bleating for for some time. It's a good thing.	personthingy (1670)
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