[AusNOG] iiNet buys Adam

[Peter Tiggerdine]

I wasn't trolling.

iiNet is becoming quiet large and buying up every ISP they can get
their hands on. This is shrinking the market and reduce competition
particularly in non Eastern Seabaord states where local ISP have tend
to develop decent sized networks.

There appears to be a very large gap forming between the top 5-6 ISP's
and the rest is all I'm getting at.

Had it being any other ISP's other than Telstra and iiNet then
competition would still be there in SA.

iiNet along with Optus, Telstra, AAPT, Verizon should all be treated the same.

On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 10:13 AM, Rod Veith <rod at rb.net.au> wrote:
> It’s you.  J        Also suspect you’re trolling but just in case you
> aren’t:
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> It didn’t have to be iiNet, ACCC would not have stopped any other ISP, or
> even Woolies, from buying Adam. ACCC just couldn’t get Telstra to agree not
> to play favourites with Adam. It is important to note here that Telstra
> refused to agree to certain controls being put in place. Do you/we really
> want Telstra circumventing regulations to make them even bigger/more
> powerful? Telstra didn’t seem to cry too much when the deal was knocked on
> the head so I suspect they knew this deal was a long shot but one worth
> attempting.
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> Need to remember that capitalism only works when there is competition. US
> policy makers understand the principle and enforce it (think AT&T, Microsoft
> and for history buffs - sugar, tobacco and Standard Oil ), pity that Aus
> policy makers seem to understand the concept but often fail with
> enforcement. The only reason to allow a monopoly is when the national
> interest is better served by keeping the monopoly operating (eg PMG-Telecom)
> and even then you control it through regulation.
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> Rod
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> From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Peter
> Tiggerdine
> Sent: Tuesday, 6 August 2013 9:18 AM
> To: Skeeve Stevens
> Cc: <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] iiNet buys Adam
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> Is it me of is ACCC playing favoritism with every other ISP other than
> Telstra?
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> iiNet have both the number one, two and three carrier in SA now outside of
> Telstra and Optus
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> Seems to me the politics is getting in the way of what is supposed to me an
> impartial body.
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> On Tue, Aug 6, 2013 at 9:05 AM, Skeeve Stevens
> <skeeve+ausnog at eintellegonetworks.com> wrote:
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> See:
> http://www.crn.com.au/News/352427,iinet-to-spend-60m-on-adam-internet.aspx?eid=4&edate=20130806&utm_source=20130806&utm_medium=newsletter&utm_campaign=daily_newsletter
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> ...Skeeve
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