[AusNOG] NBNco Website

[Karl Kloppenborg]

Hey Tom,

Thanks for the insight, like I said I am still in comparison to the others here a newborn, so I am still learning the terminology.

I shall see to it that I try make it to one of these forums, would be a good chance to gain some further valuable insight into the continual changing industry that I try to keep up with.

Cheers,
Karl.

On 21/06/2010, at 12:16, Tom Sykes wrote:

> Karl,
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> The term RSP was used in the first industry consultation paper – published in December 2009.
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> Also been extensively used throughput the public forums we’ve held since then.
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> Perhaps come along sometime.
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> http://www.nbnco.com.au/publications-and-announcements/video-podcasts
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> Tom Sykes
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> Product Engineering
> NBN Co Limited
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> Ph: 03 8662 8036
> M: 0439 307 942
> E: tomsykes at nbnco.net.au
> Level 41, 360 Elizabeth Street
> Melbourne VIC 3000.
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> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Karl Kloppenborg
> Sent: Monday, 21 June, 2010 12:05 PM
> To: ausnog at ausnog.net
> Subject: [AusNOG] NBNco Website
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> Hey Noggers,
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> Hopefully your all having a charming monday morning (those shaky coffee hands grasping to your soul trapped in a mug ;D )
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> So I was reading the NBNco website (http://www.nbnco.com.au) oh and how it does look rather like a template website...
> After going through some pages I can't help but keep thinking that NBN is demoting us as ISP's and relabelling us as RSP's (Retail service providers)
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> Does anyone else see it this way?
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> http://www.nbnco.com.au/our-services/competition
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> But the thing that has me stumped is that I have never really heard this term before?
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> You go to Mr (average) joe down the street and ask him "Do you know what an ISP is?" 
> He probably will answer it with something along these lines: "yeah mate, they provide internet to me, errm bigpond" 
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> Yet as a network engineer, I have yet to have actually used the term "RSP" (maybe I am just young and blonde?) 
> But I am wondering about this whole Retail Service Provider thing? it makes me feel like we are a clothing shop, it makes me feel that the ISP community to the Government are what regional ISPs are to the big boy ISPs like telstra / optus / Internode etc etc.
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> Your thoughts please.
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> Cheers,
> Karl Kloppenborg.
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