[AusNOG] AAPT / TPG Merge NWB

[Shane Short]

Competition has been our apparent saviour for the last mile for the last 
decade (or when the local-loop was deregulated, whichever was first), 
but it's never come. This whole notion of "leave it up to the Telco's, 
they'll compete and everyone wins" is complete bullshit. Telco's 
cherry-pick last mile installations that make sense to them-- ignoring 
everybody else; which amusingly, is exactly where we are now.

I'm not saying a regulated incumbent last mile provider isn't without 
it's flaws, but in my mind it's the best option we've got.

-Shane


Rod Veith wrote:
>
> I can just see me under the last mile competition scenario calling ‘my 
> telco’ and asking them to put on the internet for me in my cul-de-sac 
> court in ‘name-your-suburb’ and having them say:
>
> 1.Not a problem Rod, we’ll do that for you, it will take 2 days  ---  
> after our planning people take 2-12 months looking at your request 
> (sorry we’re snowed under with everyone wanting access to the internet 
> and phone services), another 2-3 months co-ordinating with the duct 
> owner to obtain duct access, 1 day to install termination box in 
> house,  2-3 months delay queuing with the civil works section (they 
> are flat out as well), 3 days hauling cable to your house, another 3 
> months as the completion request got lost somewhere, another visit to 
> connect fibre router, 1 min to turn on service -  oops wrong house, 
> sorry what address are you at again?  And this assumes they already 
> have fibre to your nearest node point or
>
> 2.(Delay as the customer service representative stifles some laughter 
> after looking up your address), sorry Mr Rod we do not service that 
> area, please check back with us in 2 years time.
>
> Rod
>
> *From:*Paul Wallace [mailto:paul.wallace at mtgi.com.au]
> *Sent:* Thursday, 5 June 2014 7:43 PM
> *To:* Graeme Allen; Rod Veith; ausnog at ausnog.net
> *Subject:* RE: [AusNOG] AAPT / TPG Merge NWB
>
> Rod –
>
> Could you kindly set out your reasoning in support of your contention 
> that “It is the last place competition makes sense.”
>
> ?? thanks
>
> -P
>
> *From:*AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] *On Behalf Of 
> *Graeme Allen
> *Sent:* Thursday, 5 June 2014 7:17 PM
> *To:* Rod Veith; ausnog at ausnog.net <mailto:ausnog at ausnog.net>
> *Subject:* Re: [AusNOG] AAPT / TPG Merge NWB
>
> Here here! A single regulated national railway to Sydney is all we 
> will ever need. Legislate those pesky airlines and roads out of 
> existence, put in non-complete clauses so no-one can ever build 
> anything else ever again, and we can all live in a prescribed 
> governmental nirvana, its a model that's been proven to work again and 
> again.
>
> On 5 June 2014 19:04:25 GMT+10:00, Rod Veith <rod at rb.net.au 
> <mailto:rod at rb.net.au>> wrote:
>
> Quote Paul///"…… //Last mile infrastructure competition would be a 
> huge bonus for Australian consumers."/
>
> It is the last place competition makes sense. Should we also have 4 
> providers of railway lines to Sydney? or 3 driveways into your house?
>
> A national provider, under regulation,makes the most sense for 
> Australia. Competition is not right cure for all problems.
>
> Rod
>
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