[AusNOG] Labor to force people to connect to broadband

[Andrew Fort]

On Fri, Jul 30, 2010 at 3:48 PM, Curtis Bayne <curtis at bayne.com.au> wrote:
> Ok, here comes my $0.022c worth (gst inc.)
>
> This "opt-out" model irks me. Deeply.
>
> I've spent the better part of a year coercing building management of various
> buildings in my local area to let me put microwave gear on their roof, run
> cabling to their tenant's demarcation points and generally do good things
> for connectivity in an area that's been neglected by every single other
> provider except Optus. How come NBNCo gets a free pass for the "subscriber
> in building" requirement under the Telco Act?

Sorry, I'm failing to understand how is having access to additional
customers a bad thing.  I can understand being upset at someone riding
on your coattails, so to speak, but now you'll have access to more
customers at (in theory) a lower cost.  Call me a straw-man, but
what's not to like?

-a