[AusNOG] Avoiding the NBNco

[Mark Currie]

Some shopping centre operators (such as some DFO sites) like to operate as a mini-isp/telco, and basically provision an Ethernet tail/direct dial PBX into the shop, and charge the shop for the privilege. We have a customer with a some shops in DFO's and some are basically forced to connect using the onsite PBX / Ethernet and they are a pain in the bum as the rest of the network is MPLS, so we have to put a VPN tail back to corporate firewall for them. Also, can you say "Price gouging", but because it is part of the rental "package", you cannot complain.. I know one DFO site was running on a 4Mb EoC tail (may have upgraded to 10Mb) to cover all the shops, it was bloody slow...

Mark Currie



-----Original Message-----
From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Brad Gould
Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 4:42 PM
To: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: Re: [AusNOG] Avoiding the NBNco

Apart from protecting the commercial interests of the landlords/incumbent telco, why would that be a good idea?  Seems to be rather detrimental to the consumer?

"Dislike" does not equal either a valid reason or lawful excuse to refuse a low impact facility.

Brad



-----Original Message-----
From: AusNOG [mailto:ausnog-bounces at lists.ausnog.net] On Behalf Of Paul Wallace
Sent: Tuesday, 2 September 2014 16:02
To: curtis at bayne.com.au
Cc: ausnog at lists.ausnog.net
Subject: [AusNOG] Avoiding the NBNco

'Noggers -

Does anyone know whether a shopping centre operator is able to bar the NBNco from building in to the shops therein?

Sounds odd I know however, interestingly, some operators dislike the idea of the NBNco coming in!

Thanks
-P
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