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color:#1F497D'>All,<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>If everything Bevan says in the ITNews article is true, then we
probably don’t have too much to worry about.... but there is going to be
the lingering concern for quite a while.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>But while Bevan’s comments now do give some confidence, he
won’t be a shareholder for much longer and then who knows what influence
he will wield.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#1F497D'>See you tonight... will certainly be one of the most interesting
Pipe drinks ever... Bevan, giving away laptops again? ;-)<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#1F497D'>...Skeeve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#002060'>Skeeve Stevens, CEO/Technical Director<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>eintellego Pty Ltd - The Networking Specialists<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>skeeve@eintellego.net / www.eintellego.net<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Phone: 1300 753 383, Fax: (+612) 8572 9954<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 / skype://skeeve<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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color:#002060'>www.linkedin.com/in/skeeve ; facebook.com/eintellego<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";
color:#002060'>NOC, NOC, who's there?<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><b><span lang=EN-US style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:
"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>From:</span></b><span lang=EN-US
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:windowtext'>
ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net] <b>On
Behalf Of </b>Andrew Cox<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Thursday, 12 November 2009 12:08 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Soul/TPG buying Pipe ...<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><a
href="http://www.itnews.com.au/News/160384,smooth-slattery-to-soothe-isp-concerns-on-pipe-sale.aspx">http://www.itnews.com.au/News/160384,smooth-slattery-to-soothe-isp-concerns-on-pipe-sale.aspx</a><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>The SP Telemedia sale will create a vertically-integrated provider - a
mini-Telstra some have suggested - and ISPs will find themselves buying
wholesale connectivity from a competitor.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>Slattery told iTnews today that he is more than aware of the perception.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>"It is certainly a perceived risk," he said. "I will be
sitting down with partners and customers at various functions over the next few
weeks to explain the very good reasons we are doing this.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>"The one thing I can say, in this circumstance, is that Soul/TPG is
making a very serious investment, and it would make no sense for them to then
change the PIPE business. It is very important for Soul that PIPE remains as it
is today.</i><o:p></o:p></p>
<p><i>"PIPE is likely to have more wholesale products, not less. And I
expect no changes in management or staff - its business as usual for PIPE after
this."</i><o:p></o:p></p>
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