[AusNOG] Very funny NBN skit

[Narelle]

On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 4:34 PM, PRK <ausnog at digitaljunkie.net> wrote:

> **
>
> There are two separate aspects here, IMO:
>
> 1) Asset stranding - as Guy points out, any carrier deploying DSLAMs in
> the last couple of years should have done so with the knowledge that
> they're potentially of limited lifespan due to the NBN. Any business case
> should have taken this into account, and be at a minimum cost neutral, and
> probably with significant savings, so this isn't really an issue.
>
>
Unless they were credulous enough to believe that the NBN was not going to
happen, and were actively believing that all [Commonwealth] contracts would
be rolled back.


> 2) Network purchase - being paid big dollars for handing some network
> assets over to NBNCo or shutting them down. In this case, as Paul stated,
> only two carriers have been offered a deal, which puts them at somewhat of
> a competitive advantage in terms of a war chest for advertising / cost
> subsidising / etc.
>

Definitely. Assets also of debateable value. Though definitely with an
auditable book value. And perception is worth more to a listed company than
reality any day.

I had been expecting that more SPs would have been offered some sort of buy
back/compensation for their assets, too, in implementation of the NBN
policy, but given the time frames for the roll out, not paying is probably
a fair case to put.

and ADSL bonding - meh. But that's another post. I will, however, say one
word: crosstalk.

And to someone else's previous point: I would count DSLAMs as last mile
infrastructure. It's not much use for anything else!


Cheers


Narelle
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