[AusNOG] "It's like grandfather's axe"

[Paul Wallace]

When the NBN was first announced (or the deal completed at least) Telstra immediately stopped investing in the copper CAN.

.. as would anyone else probably knowing that the entire copper network was going to be discontinued.

Many of the complaints we've heard today might have been averted where the previous government added a 'maintenance' facet to the agreement with Telstra.

Given the not inconsiderable delay forecast by the NBNco to complete the rollout (I think 8-9 years was forecast), it seems negligent for the previous Gov to have exposed some Australian consumers to the degradation.

Also, strangely, I haven't heard the Unions complain that the effect of killing off the copper CAN was to provide Telstra with the perfect excuse to make a range of copper focused jobs redundant.

Nothings perfect but some things are just plain dumb.

-P





From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Robert Hudson
Sent: Friday, 22 November 2013 12:38 PM
To: Pinkerton, Eric (AU Sydney)
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] "It's like grandfather's axe"

I suspect those shonkey work practices have contributed to the accelerated decline of the copper network.

That said, I also suspect that many of the requirements to actually do work on the copper in the first place came as a result of the general longetivity of copper networks. :)

On 22 November 2013 13:32, Pinkerton, Eric (AU Sydney) <Eric.Pinkerton at baesystemsdetica.com<mailto:Eric.Pinkerton at baesystemsdetica.com>> wrote:
Am I the only person who thinks those photos provided by the CEPU of the aging copper network speak more to shonky work practices than the general longevity of copper networks?
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