<html><head></head><body style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>I disagree. It's important that <i>everyone</i> has quality Internet access.</div><div><br></div><div>It's just as important as having access to quality education (the two are </div><div>pretty tightly integrated, too).</div><div><br></div><div>In reality, most unloved areas will <i>never</i> be loved by private investors,</div><div>in fact, I think that better telecommunications infrastructure as a public </div><div>good <i>encourages </i>a wider bandwidth of investors and opportunities</div><div>(across all industries).</div><div><br></div><div>I see recuperating costs having more to do with the quality of the contracts</div><div>you negotiate with your customer, than the threat of competitors.</div><div><br></div><div>Anyway, it's 'opt-out' so what's the big deal?</div><div><br></div><div><br></div><div>-- Tom</div><div><br></div><br><div><div>On 30/07/2010, at 3:41 PM, Sean K. Finn wrote:</div><br class="Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type="cite"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; font-family: Helvetica; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; font-size: medium; ">This isn't Russia. People aren't owed access.<br></span></blockquote></div><br><div>
<span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-align: auto; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="border-collapse: separate; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Helvetica; font-size: medium; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: normal; line-height: normal; orphans: 2; text-indent: 0px; text-transform: none; white-space: normal; widows: 2; word-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-horizontal-spacing: 0px; -webkit-border-vertical-spacing: 0px; -webkit-text-decorations-in-effect: none; -webkit-text-size-adjust: auto; -webkit-text-stroke-width: 0px; "><div style="word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "><div>-- <br>Kind Regards,<br><br>Tom Wright<br>Internode Network Operations<br>P: +61 8 8228 2999<br>W: <a href="http://www.internode.on.net/">http://www.internode.on.net</a></div></div></span></span>
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