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<P><FONT SIZE=2><A HREF="http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/the-big-house/41591-seven-telco-dwarfs-seek-wireless-distopia?start=1">http://www.itwire.com/opinion-and-analysis/the-big-house/41591-seven-telco-dwarfs-seek-wireless-distopia?start=1</A><BR>
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In other news, iTWire has hit another journalism high with this refreshingly impartial discourse on the AAB. It always surprises me how reporters have such holistic understanding of the telecommunications industry, rivaled by not even telco execs with real-world experience building and running large-scale networks.<BR>
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(I'm feeling particularly sarcastic today).<BR>
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-----Original Message-----<BR>
From: ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net on behalf of Stephen Gillies<BR>
Sent: Sat 9/4/2010 10:12 AM<BR>
To: Adrian Chadd<BR>
Cc: ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<BR>
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] AAB Statement<BR>
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On 04/09/10 00:03, Adrian Chadd wrote:<BR>
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> You've never been on a congested cable modem run then. :)<BR>
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Maybe you didn't read my whole post, that's ok. The link from 2007 was<BR>
that cable companies have spent billions of dollars trying to reduce<BR>
congestion on their cable networks, and neighbours often fight with each<BR>
other over congestion.<BR>
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I can tell when the kids up the street are hitting the torrent sites<BR>
(they watch True Blood and seed for about 2 days, so I wait about 24<BR>
hours and get it at almost 8Mb/s).<BR>
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> What you're saying is "DSL run from phone exchanges over long copper runs,<BR>
> rather than installing small mini-exchanges (internode style, fe) blows.<BR>
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Actually I'm saying that DSL and Cable both suck, and to get a<BR>
competitive market where users have the choice of multiple providers* I<BR>
believe the government supported build of a something-to-the-home would<BR>
be beneficial.<BR>
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I'd like a wholesale FTTH network, please.<BR>
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I'd like ISPs who decide to offer access to my suburb to have a level<BR>
playing field for last mile. I believe ISPs should be focused on the<BR>
layer 3 and above services they're offering, they should spend their<BR>
money building content networks not last mile infrastructure, and<BR>
offerings should be differentiated through new products not speed and<BR>
the ability to provide a service. I have a dream.<BR>
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Max<BR>
max@3rdbasenetworks.net.au<BR>
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* not just the provider who<BR>
* runs HFC down a particular street<BR>
* happens to be able to service a street with LTE/3G/wimax/wifi<BR>
* has access to copper inside 4km dslam to user or<BR>
* has put their own fibre in<BR>
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