<div dir="ltr">TPG have tried. Voda didn't want to.<div><br></div><div>Originally Voda wanted iiNet... nice brand fit, but Hutchison (50% owner of Vodafone Australia) didn't have the appetite after the whole Vodafail thing.</div><div><br></div><div>TPG wanted Hutch's half... but TPG's low-value brand does not fit with the premium brand of Vodafone.</div><div><br></div><div>I think Vodafone will wait a year or so, see how TPG treats the iiNet brand. Then might consider something. But Hutch might not want out anymore, or Voda might buy back their half... who knows. Voda is back on track, the network is stable while Telstras is falling apart.</div><div><br></div><div>Fun times!</div><div><br></div><div><br></div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br clear="all"><div><div class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br>...Skeeve</div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8000001907349px"><div><b style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Skeeve Stevens - Founder & The Architect</b><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> - eintellego Networks Pty Ltd</span></div><div><span style="font-size:13px;font-family:Calibri">Email: </span><a href="mailto:skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">skeeve@eintellegonetworks.com</a><span style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px"> ; Web: </span><a href="http://eintellegonetworks.com/" style="font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px" target="_blank">eintellegonetworks.com</a></div><div><p style="color:rgb(0,0,0);font-family:Calibri;font-size:13px;margin:0px">Cell +61 (0)414 753 383 ; S<a>kype: skeeve ; </a>LinkedIn: <a href="http://linkedin.com/in/skeeve" target="_blank">/in/skeeve</a> ; Expert360: <a href="https://expert360.com/profile/d54a9" target="_blank">Profile</a> ; Keybase: <a href="https://keybase.io/skeeve" target="_blank">https://keybase.io/skeeve</a></p></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 29 June 2016 11:21 AM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> RE: [AusNOG] Vocus just entered a trading halt<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>On Behalf Of </b>Skeeve Stevens<br>
<b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, 29 June 2016 1:12 PM<br>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Vocus just entered a trading halt<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<b>Subject:</b> Re: [AusNOG] Vocus just entered a trading halt</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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