[AusNOG] Labor to force people to connect to broadband

[Bevan Slattery]

I completely agree with you Curtis.  We have non-stop fights with
building owners to gain access to buildings "for inbuilding subscribers"
using our limited carrier powers.  NBN Co. gets another discriminatory
anti-competitive advantage over carriers who shareholders aren't able to
make legislation to create an unlevel playing field.

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From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
[mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Curtis Bayne
Sent: Friday, 30 July 2010 3:49 PM
To: Matthew Moyle-Croft; Sean K. Finn
Cc: ausnog
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Labor to force people to connect to broadband

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?

It seems that having a seemingly bottomless pit of taxpayer money isn't
enough to build a viable business case for NBNCo, they also need to be
above the law too...