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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">I try to avoid whingepool these days, but I made my thoughts pretty clear here:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1554158&p=16">http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1554158&p=16</a></span></p>
<p>“It's dead before it even begins. Simply a technically, commercially and practically ridiculous concept.”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">With further commentary here:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1479751&p=1">http://forums.whirlpool.net.au/forum-replies.cfm?t=1479751&p=1</a></span></p>
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<p>“I think you can wait 12-18 months and put it in the same box as ourbrisbane.com mega portal, Brisbane City Council ISP, Brisbane City Council Free WiFi access everywhere, Project Vista etc. etc...”</p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Also my NBN/Austar spectrum prediction came true last week too:</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D"><a href="http://delimiter.com.au/2010/09/09/nbn-co-now-a-wireless-telco-slattery/">http://delimiter.com.au/2010/09/09/nbn-co-now-a-wireless-telco-slattery/</a></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Even predicted 4G/LTE which NBN was incapable of delivering guaranteed 12Mb/s. Which by the way they are no longer providing. It’s now “up to” 12Mb/s without
portability. That does sound appealing!</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Sadly, I was wrong about the NBN legislation getting through without a business case. Regrettably this, and the associated “Cherry Picker” [read anti-competitive]
bill will ensure the industry is screwed so hard into a monopoly submission with ridiculous bit-taxed (AGVC type fees) that the NBN is now economically and structurally worse than what we have now (in metro areas at least). Sure it’s technically superior
and the Lemmings love it, right up to the point they (then the tax payer) will have to pay for it.</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; color:#1F497D">Cheers</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">From:</span></b><span lang="EN-US" style="font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net]
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Brent Paddon<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, 22 February 2011 5:39 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> ausnog@ausnog.net<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [AusNOG] "Sewer broadband provider dumped" - Brisbane fibre plan scrapped</span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Cannot say I'm surprised:</p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><a href="http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sewer-broadband-provider-dumped-20110222-1b3wv.html">http://www.brisbanetimes.com.au/technology/sewer-broadband-provider-dumped-20110222-1b3wv.html</a></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal">Brent<br clear="all">
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Brent Paddon<br>
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Director | Over the Wire Pty Ltd <a href="mailto:brent.paddon@overthewire.com.au">
brent.paddon@overthewire.com.au</a> | <a href="http://www.overthewire.com.au">www.overthewire.com.au</a><br>
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