[AusNOG] NBN Legislation

[Grahame Lynch]

On 27 November 2010 18:45, Bevan Slattery <Bevan.Slattery at nextdc.com> wrote:

> Let me give you some more examples to chew on:
>
Let's just call it for what it is. There is no place for private fixed
network infrastructure in this country any more unless it is an interstate
trunk or a subsea cable, both of which are in plentiful supply. If you want
to participate in the market WITH PRIVATE CAPITAL, the only place for you is
as a retailer.

This rewards:

a) existing carriers with large customer bases that own unregulated networks
they can bundle with NBN offerings such as mobiles or pay TV (TLS, OPTUS,
VHA, Austar),
b) strong national consumer brands with powerful points of distribution who
can use broadband provision as an effective way to onsell other offerings
and promote customer loyalty/frequency of contact (Australia Post, Coles,
Woolworths, any other VNO of that type)

Given there is little prospect of spectrum liberalisation that will
facilitate meaningful market entry by any large new wireless operators,
Australia is effectively putting up a "closed for (new) business" sign on
traditional private sector telecom operator activity.

Is it all for the greater good? A majority of parliamentarians and the
public think so it seems. I've done my best at CommsDay to articulate the
issues but it seems few want to listen.
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