[AusNOG] Mike Quigley has resigned

[Skeeve Stevens]

It makes it ok in the sense that you suggested the government had some
significant control over Telstra by saying they have 49% ownership... which
isn't that high, and isn't directly the government either.... which makes
your initial rant invalid.

Has someone not given you your coffee today Paul? Or perhaps too much? ;-)


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On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 12:05 PM, Paul Wallace <paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au>wrote:

> So that makes it OK does it?****
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> I still recall the genius’’ in Canberra railing against Telstra & ‘Opts-At
> Home’ (presided over by Chris Chapman at the time, now Chairman of the
> ACMA) building out two HFC networks!****
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> Long term sustained attacks were leveled at the concurrent rollout of
> these two largely ‘privately held’ networks … “it’s a waste” they protested
> “they should be made to work together” they hollered.****
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> 15 years later they go it themselves & it vastly more expensive way.****
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> Telstra is currently getting the fibre out there so quickly that we’ll end
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> The famous “made it up on the back of an envelope on a 40 minute flight to
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> Why is Government getting BACK INTO business whilst the entire rest of the
> OECD is getting OUT of it?****
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> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Skeeve
> Stevens
> *Sent:* Friday, July 12, 2013 11:58 AM
> *To:* Paul Wallace
> *Cc:* <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Mike Quigley has resigned****
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> From: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra****
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> Government (via the Future Fund) only owns 10.9% of Telstra - according to
> Wikipedia.****
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> Privatisation****
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> Telstra was privatised in three different stages, informally known as "T1"
> ($3.30), "T2" ($7.40) and "T3" ($3.60) in 1997, 1999 and 2006 respectively.
> [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-autogenerated1-5>[6]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-6>
>  In *T1*, the government sold one third of its shares in Telstra for A$14
> billion and publicly listed the company on the Australian Stock Exchange.
> [5] <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-autogenerated1-5> In
> 1999, a further 16% of Telstra shares were sold to the public, leaving the
> Australian government with 51% ownership. In 2006, *T3* was announced by
> the government and was the largest of the three public releases, reducing
> the Government's ownership of Telstra to 17%.[7]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-7> The
> 17% remainder of Telstra was placed in Australia's Future Fund<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Future_Fund>,
> which will provide superannuation<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superannuation>
>  and pensions <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pension> for Australia's public
> servants <http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_servants>.[8]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-8> In
> 2009, the Future Fund sold off another $2.4B worth of shares reducing the
> government's stake in Telstra to 10.9%.[9]<http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telstra#cite_note-9>
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> ...Skeeve****
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> On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 11:53 AM, Paul Wallace <paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au>
> wrote:****
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> Can someone explain to me why we’re supporting the concurrent role-out of
> TWO fibre networks by Government owned Carriers?****
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> That would be Telstra + NBNco obviously****
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> Don’t forget for a moment that Telstra continues to be half owned by the
> Government & The ALP is fundamentally opposed, root & branch, to selling
> the remaining 49% off.****
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> It’s a disgrace on a massive scale.****
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> *From:* AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Matt
> Perkins
> *Sent:* Friday, July 12, 2013 10:59 AM
> *To:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Mike Quigley has resigned****
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> That's a shame. I was always impressed with his understanding of the NBN's
> big picture. Pity he never got a lot of cut through in the main stream
> media. I guess that's what happens when you render there broadcast linences
> and pay TV networks redundant overnight.
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> Matt.
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> On 12/07/13 10:50 AM, Peter Childs wrote:****
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> Even the NBN web site — so I might believe it****
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> http://www.nbnco.com.au/about-us/media/news/nbn-co-chief-executive-announces-retirement.html
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> *From: *Narelle <narellec at gmail.com>
> *Date: *Friday, 12 July 2013 10:10 AM
> *To: *"ausnog at ausnog.net" <ausnog at lists.ausnog.net>
> *Subject: *[AusNOG] Mike Quigley has resigned****
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> It's all over the news.****
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