[AusNOG] News: Minister Conroy contemplating Government-Funded undersea cable?

[Graeme Allen]

In communications are are well acquainted with the broken triangle
(Fast, Cheap, Good: Pick two).

It seems My Conroy has achieved it;  Arrogant, Ignorant and Powerful.

Is there a countdown timer anywhere for the next election?


On Fri, 2012-09-28 at 13:07 +1000, Paul Wallace wrote:
> I wish he’d build a bank instead to drive THOSE prices down!
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> This Government is now well down the road to ruin QANTAS
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> And well down the road of crippling further investment in mining
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> They’ve already caused the crippling of investment in the
> telecommunications sector 
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> Perhaps it’s time to update the old Python role of ‘Minister for silly
> walks’ to “Minster for stupid silly statements”.
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> And to think this man graduated in Economics!
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> From: ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net
> [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Sean K. Finn
> Sent: Friday, September 28, 2012 11:42 AM
> To: 'ausnog at lists.ausnog.net'
> Subject: [AusNOG] News: Minister Conroy contemplating
> Government-Funded undersea cable?
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> http://www.itnews.com.au/News/317202,conroy-mulls-government-funded-subsea-fibre-link.aspx
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> Threatens 'unfettered power' to drive down prices.
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> Communications minister Stephen Conroy has threatened to fund a new
> submarine link between Australia and the US out of the National
> Broadband Network budget if international pricing does not fall to
> reasonable levels.
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> Discuss!
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