[AusNOG] Screw the NBN, says TPG: We'll do our own FTTB

[Paul Brooks]

On 17/09/2013 9:57 PM, Paul Wallace wrote:
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> Actually that fully funded earlier version of the NBN looked almost identical to
> part of the current NBN
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I didn't say it wasn't funded, or workable (although I was involved at the time, and
had my doubts then).

All I'm saying is - we would still be complaining about it, and why it wasn't done
differently. Even if it was OK. 



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> *From:*AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of *Paul Brooks
> *Sent:* Tuesday, September 17, 2013 9:45 PM
> *To:* ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] Screw the NBN, says TPG: We'll do our own FTTB
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> On 17/09/2013 9:28 PM, Paul Wallace wrote:
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>     The network WOULD have not only existed by probably been completed today
>     actually if Mr Conroy hadn't killed it off in its infancy.
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> "A" network of some sort would have Paul - but I'll wager anything you like that we
> would still be bellyaching about how
> expensive/braindead/unreliable/insert-favourite-gripe-of-the-day it was, and
> floating all sorts of ideas about how it could and should have been done
> faster/slower/cheaper/costlier and with a different technology, different owner,
> builder, operator and operating model.
> Further, if it had ever been deemed "completed" we would have fallen over laughing
> at the concept, and been proposing all sorts of ways to extend/expand/change it
> "like they should have done at the beginning" if only "they" had the foresight that
> this list has been blessed with - if only "they" had asked us.
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> In short - it wouldn't matter who did what, the AusNOG community would find
> something to criticise about it ;-)
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> (It seems to be what we do when we're not busy fixing stuff - so I'm reassured that
> everybody's networks must be extraordinarily stable this evening)
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> Paul.
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