[AusNOG] TPG acquires iiNet

[John Lindsay]

They’ve been trying to get into fixed for a while.  

They announced some NBN stuff a couple of years back.

I suspect the TPG move was to deny them the opportunity to do it properly via IIN.

John Lindsay
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> On 13 Mar 2015, at 10:16 am, Chris Chaundy <chris.chaundy at gmail.com> wrote:
> 
> How long has Vodafone been in the fixed line business? :-)
> 
> Certainly the situation is not dissimilar to the big four banks...
> 
> Sent from my iPad
> 
> On 13 Mar 2015, at 10:00, John Lindsay <johnslindsay at mac.com <mailto:johnslindsay at mac.com>> wrote:
> 
>> A monopoly?
>> 
>> On what?
>> 
>> On not being Telstra or Optus or Vodafone?
>> 
>> John Lindsay
>> johnslindsay at mac.com <mailto:johnslindsay at mac.com>
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>> 
>>> On 13 Mar 2015, at 8:50 am, Joseph Goldman <joe at apcs.com.au <mailto:joe at apcs.com.au>> wrote:
>>> 
>>> When does the ACCC step in and consider TPG amassing a monopoly? Are we far off?
>>> 
>>> Also - for a lot of providers this 'could' be good news. TPG are quickly having the reputation of diminishing the brands they purchase through cost cutting measures. ISP's like iiNet were prided on local support etc, this could see a mass of users soon looking for a new ISP with local support, if TPG follow their trends.
>>> 
>>> On 13/03/15 09:11, Andrew Yager wrote:
>>>> For those of you who have been living under a rock (like me) you may have missed the news... TPG has acquired iiNet for 1.4 billion.
>>>> 
>>>> http://mobile.crn.com.au/Article.aspx?CIID=401594&type=News <http://mobile.crn.com.au/Article.aspx?CIID=401594&type=News>
>>>> 
>>>> Fun times for the industry with one less big player...
>>>> 
>>>> Andrew
>>>> 
>>>> Sent from my mobile device
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>>>> 
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