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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>Personally I’d like to see that report as well.<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'>And in the meantime I’d like to know why the previous Government didn’t seek a similar report before embarking on the most expensive capital project in the history of our country!<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'>??<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'><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><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> Nick Gale [mailto:nickgale@gmail.com] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:52 PM<br><b>To:</b> Robert Hudson<br><b>Cc:</b> Paul Wallace; Tom Lanyon; ausnog@lists.ausnog.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Screw the NBN, says TPG: We'll do our own FTTB<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>I really want to see the review Turnbull does. I would like to see the difference in maintenance and operation costs between FTTN and FTTP to see just how much it costs to maintain all the powered nodes and copper. I think that would be enlightening especially if you extrapolate over the 50 - 70 year lifespan you get out of a full fibre deployment.<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>------------------------------------------------<br><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>Nick Gale</span></b><o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'><br>T:</span></b><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> (08) 9425 5029<b><br>E:</b> <a href="mailto:nick.gale@westernpower.com.au" target="_blank"><span style='color:#0658B5'>nick.gale@westernpower.com.au</span></a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'>E:</span></b><span style='font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> <a href="mailto:nickgale@gmail.com" target="_blank">nickgale@gmail.com</a></span><o:p></o:p></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:13.5pt;font-family:Webdings;color:green'><br>P</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";color:green'> Please consider the environment before you print this email.</span><span style='font-size:9.5pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 17 September 2013 19:47, Robert Hudson <<a href="mailto:hudrob@gmail.com" target="_blank">hudrob@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><div><div><p class=MsoNormal>On 17 September 2013 21:34, Paul Wallace <<a href="mailto:paul.wallace@mtgi.com.au" target="_blank">paul.wallace@mtgi.com.au</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p></div><div><div><div><blockquote style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-right:0in'><div><div><p><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'>So who pays the interest Nick?</span><o:p></o:p></p></div></div></blockquote><div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div><div><p class=MsoNormal>The interest is paid by the government (ie Australia as a nation) in the short term, but there is a planned complete return on investment (including interest paid) inside of ~30 years. <o:p></o:p></p></div></div></div></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>