[AusNOG] NBN Co Petition

[Philip Saunders]

On 11/09/2013 2:39 PM, Paul Wallace wrote:
> The taxpayers of Australia are not being asked to pay for any of the
> copper maintenance.

Ummm...  if you pay for "Line Rental" on your home phone, then the 
Telstra copper maint costs are embedded in that.

I remember that line item being only $5/mth. Now most people are being
charged $30+ a month....

Cheers.
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> On 11/09/2013, at 2:19 PM, "adamn at eyemedia.com.au
> <mailto:adamn at eyemedia.com.au>" <adamn at eyemedia.com.au
> <mailto:adamn at eyemedia.com.au>> wrote:
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>> and of course get a refund for every $$$ it blows out the other end
>> for maintenance charges years to come on the copper network with FTTN
>> ... *snicker*
>>
>> Ad
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>> From: Paul Wallace <paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au
>> <mailto:paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au>>
>> To: Nathan Sullivan <nathan at nightsys.net <mailto:nathan at nightsys.net>>,
>> Cc: "AusNOG \(AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
>> <mailto:AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net>\)" <AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net
>> <mailto:AusNOG at lists.ausnog.net>>
>> Date: 11/09/2013 02:14 PM
>> Subject: Re: [AusNOG] NBN Co Petition
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>> Those who sign will be asked to pay for the build!
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>> On 11/09/2013, at 1:36 PM, "Nathan Sullivan" <_nathan at nightsys.net_
>> <mailto:nathan at nightsys.net>> wrote:
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>> Hopefully they will take notice soon... the count seems to be steadily
>> going up (135k currently)
>>
>> _http://www.change.org/en-AU/petitions/the-liberal-party-of-australia-reconsider-your-plan-for-a-fttn-nbn-in-favour-of-a-superior-ftth-nbn_
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>> On Wed, Sep 11, 2013 at 12:43 PM, Chris Gibbs
>> <_Chris.Gibbs at gosford.nsw.gov.au_
>> <mailto:Chris.Gibbs at gosford.nsw.gov.au>> wrote:
>> Basically a petition requesting the Coalition keep NBN Co the way it
>> has been setup to deploy FTTP.
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>> Not sure if/when the Government will take notice…….
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>> _http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-09-10/university-student-petition-to-scrap-nbn-takes-off-online/4949372_
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Chris
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