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<div class="moz-cite-prefix">Level 3 are in the position they are
for a reason - traffic volume. <br>
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Telstra are in the position they are for a different reason -
ignorant, short-sighted regulators with zero understanding of
markets they have decided to intervene in<br>
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On 16/11/12 11:14, Joshua D'Alton wrote:<br>
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type="cite">Level 3 are the snobs of the internet, even more so
than Telstra, although money wise Telstra is actually making
profit, so maybe Telstra should buy level 3 after they buy
Nextgen? (trollface)<br>
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<div class="im">On 16/11/12 11:03 AM, Chris Ricks wrote:<br>
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In all likelihood, they may have in fact had the cash to
make the<br>
purchase but then realised they'd need to pay the likes of
Telstra or<br>
Optus for domestic transit and were utterly disgusted by
the idea, and<br>
thus decided to do something else with the funds.<br>
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BOOM TISH!
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With Level 3's credit rating, financing the deal may be
the problem.<br>
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On 16/11/12 10:40, Zone Networks - Joel wrote:<br>
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