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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-AU link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><a href="http://www.nbnco.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/main/site-base/main-areas/publications-and-announcements/announcements/NBN-Co-looks-for-greater-value-from-construction-tender.html">http://www.nbnco.com.au/wps/wcm/connect/main/site-base/main-areas/publications-and-announcements/announcements/NBN-Co-looks-for-greater-value-from-construction-tender.html</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Called Rhonda and asked if this was an April fool’s joke and she said it defiantly is not.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>-DB</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#00B050'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><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>james_hutchinson@idg.com.au<br><b>Sent:</b> Friday, 1 April 2011 9:56 AM<br><b>To:</b> Keiran Holloway<br><b>Cc:</b> Bevan Slattery; 'ausnog@ausnog.net'; ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nbn-tender-halted-over-price-gouging/story-e6frgakx-1226031765304<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>All articles on The Australian are posted at midnight that day. Doesn't look to be a joke in this case.</span> <br><br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Thanks</span> <br><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>James</span> <br><br><br><br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>From: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Keiran Holloway <<a href="mailto:keiran.holloway@anchor.net.au">keiran.holloway@anchor.net.au</a>></span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>To: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Bevan Slattery <<a href="mailto:Bevan.Slattery@nextdc.com">Bevan.Slattery@nextdc.com</a>></span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Cc: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>"'ausnog@ausnog.net'" <<a href="mailto:ausnog@ausnog.net">ausnog@ausnog.net</a>></span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Date: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>01/04/2011 10:18 AM</span> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Subject: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Re: [AusNOG] </span><a href="http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nbn-tender-halted-over-price-gouging/story-e6frgakx-1226031765304"><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>http://www.theaustralian.com.au/australian-it/nbn-tender-halted-over-price-gouging/story-e6frgakx-1226031765304</span></a> <br><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:#5F5F5F'>Sent by: </span><span style='font-size:7.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><a href="mailto:ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net">ausnog-bounces@lists.ausnog.net</a></span> <o:p></o:p></p><div class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><hr size=2 width="100%" noshade style='color:#A0A0A0' align=center></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><br><br><br><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Bevan Slattery wrote:</span></tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Courier New"'><br><tt>> Hmmmm... April Fools?</tt><br><br><tt>Well, it was posted at: April 01, 2011 12:00AM :)</tt><br><br><br><br><tt>Regards,</tt><br><tt>Keiran Holloway</tt><br><tt>_______________________________________________</tt><br><tt>AusNOG mailing list</tt><br><tt><a href="mailto:AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net">AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net</a></tt><br></span><a href="http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog"><tt><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog</span></tt></a><o:p></o:p></p></div></body></html>