[AusNOG] Simon Hackett's NBN rebalancing proposal

[Kai]

I wonder how long/if any mainstream media will pick up on it and ask Conroy to "please explain"...

----- Original Message -----
From: "Peter Tonoli" <peter at medstv.unimelb.edu.au>
To: "Joseph Burford" <joseph at burford.me>
Cc: ausnog at ausnog.net
Sent: Monday, 4 April, 2011 3:01:39 PM GMT +08:00 Beijing / Chongqing / Hong Kong / Urumqi
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Simon Hackett's NBN rebalancing proposal

A post on the Internode blog that's relevant to this - http://blog.internode.on.net/2011/04/04/correcting-the-record-on-internode-and-nbn-submissions


----- Original Message -----
> From: "Joseph Burford" <joseph at burford.me>
> To: "Michael Kratz" <MKratz at internode.com.au>
> Cc: "Bevan Slattery" <Bevan.Slattery at nextdc.com>, ausnog at ausnog.net
> Sent: Monday, 4 April, 2011 12:05:50 PM
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Simon Hackett's NBN rebalancing proposal
> > This is also worth a watch/read:
> >
> > http://www.abc.net.au/insidebusiness/content/2011/s3180875.htm
> 
> ===
> STEPHEN CONROY:
> 
> But the complaint being made by Internode is a very important
> contribution, and it would've been really fantastic for Internode to
> have made that argument to the ACCC.
> 
> They didn't actually put in a submission to the ACCC's inquiry on this
> very matter, but as you would be aware there were many companies who
> argued the exact opposite to what Internode are arguing.
> 
> And while the government and NBN supported 14 POIs, the final decision
> was that recommended by the ACCC. So this is a complaint about what
> the ACCC decided, and unfortunately Internode chose not to put in a
> submission.
> ===
> 
> Clearly the dear Senator isn't very aware of the submissions.
> 
> http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/961575
> 
> I see an Internode one there...
> 
> You would imagine those in positions of power would get their facts
> straight first before shooting.