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On Jun 12, 9:48 pm, The Womp <womp....@fakeaddress.com> wrote:
> Conroy welcomes Telstra's conciliatory approach
>
> Source:http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25619846-5013040,00.html...
>
> FEDERAL Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed Telstra's
> renewed focus on stronger government relations.
> Senator Conroy said he welcomed statements made by the telco's newly
> appointed senior management about constructive relations with
> government as plans are drawn up for a national broadband network
> (NBN).
>
> Telstra chief executive David Thodey took over from the combative Sol
> Trujillo in May, and has repeatedly highlighted the need for open
> dialogue with the federal government.
>
> A government owned company will build and run the NBN, with up to 49
> per cent investment from the private sector.
>
> "I've had one very quick catch-up with David, a very positive
> meeting," Senator Conroy told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday.
>
> "I think if you look at all his public commentary, he's been very
> positive ... we really welcome that.
>
> "Certainly, the sense we are getting from the new board and the new
> CEO is that they want to engage with the government."
>
> Delivering a speech to the Australian Industry Group's Digital
> Technology Summit in Sydney, Senator Conroy reinforced the importance
> of the government's plan, which aims to provide high-speed broadband
> to 90 per cent of Australian homes and businesses.
>
> "We welcome (Telstra's) positive engagement with the government," he
> told reporters after his speech.
>
> "That's not to say that we agree with each other at this stage, but we
> think there is sufficient encouragement from what they're saying to
> have a meaningful dialogue."
>
> Senator Conroy forecasted the NBN would come in under budget and ahead
> of schedule while still creating thousands of jobs across the country.
>
> --
> Clean Feed, it "cleans" the Internet in the same way that Ethnic
> Cleansing "cleanses" the population.
>
> http://filtermenot.googlepages.com/home

Look. I was never sure whether the last bloke was Puncho or Cisco!
[Now that will reveal your demographic at least as far as the age
attribute is concerned!]

"The Womp" <womp.the@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
news:v2g435p2hkvnomt4sv3mj5equ59qnilf4a@4ax.com...
>
> Conroy welcomes Telstra's conciliatory approach
>
>
> Source:
>
http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25619846-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss
>
> FEDERAL Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed Telstra's
> renewed focus on stronger government relations.
> Senator Conroy said he welcomed statements made by the telco's newly
> appointed senior management about constructive relations with
> government as plans are drawn up for a national broadband network
> (NBN).
>
> Telstra chief executive David Thodey took over from the combative Sol
> Trujillo in May, and has repeatedly highlighted the need for open
> dialogue with the federal government.
>
> A government owned company will build and run the NBN, with up to 49
> per cent investment from the private sector.
>
> "I've had one very quick catch-up with David, a very positive
> meeting," Senator Conroy told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday.
>
> "I think if you look at all his public commentary, he's been very
> positive ... we really welcome that.
>
> "Certainly, the sense we are getting from the new board and the new
> CEO is that they want to engage with the government."
>
> Delivering a speech to the Australian Industry Group's Digital
> Technology Summit in Sydney, Senator Conroy reinforced the importance
> of the government's plan, which aims to provide high-speed broadband
> to 90 per cent of Australian homes and businesses.
>
> "We welcome (Telstra's) positive engagement with the government," he
> told reporters after his speech.
>
> "That's not to say that we agree with each other at this stage, but we
> think there is sufficient encouragement from what they're saying to
> have a meaningful dialogue."
>
> Senator Conroy forecasted the NBN would come in under budget and ahead
> of schedule while still creating thousands of jobs across the country.
>
> -- 
> Clean Feed, it "cleans" the Internet in the same way that Ethnic
> Cleansing "cleanses" the population.
>
> http://filtermenot.googlepages.com/home
>
>
>

#  All this nonsense would not be needed if Telstra, and Postmasters General
Department (PMG) before that, was still an Australian-owned public monopoly.
    But no, we must have "competition" and all the ludicrous pantomime that
entails.
    Under current circumstances, Telstra has little choice but to
co-operate - with threat of being further dismembered (into wholesale and
retail components).
    However, we can see looming, down the track, the complete acquisition of
Australia's telecommunications by Singtel, the govt-owned monopoly of little
Singapore (via Optus).
    Such govt must be laughing, all the way to the bank, at us ignorant
hicks.
    (Or should Australia do a quid-pro-quo, and move into Singapore, demand
privatisation of Singtel, its break-up into wholesale and retail, etc?  We
wouldn't get to first base!)

Don H wrote:
> "The Womp" <womp.the@fakeaddress.com> wrote in message
> news:v2g435p2hkvnomt4sv3mj5equ59qnilf4a@4ax.com...
>> Conroy welcomes Telstra's conciliatory approach
>>
>>
>> Source:
>>
> http://www.australianit.news.com.au/story/0,,25619846-5013040,00.html?from=public_rss
>> FEDERAL Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has welcomed Telstra's
>> renewed focus on stronger government relations.
>> Senator Conroy said he welcomed statements made by the telco's newly
>> appointed senior management about constructive relations with
>> government as plans are drawn up for a national broadband network
>> (NBN).
>>
>> Telstra chief executive David Thodey took over from the combative Sol
>> Trujillo in May, and has repeatedly highlighted the need for open
>> dialogue with the federal government.
>>
>> A government owned company will build and run the NBN, with up to 49
>> per cent investment from the private sector.
>>
>> "I've had one very quick catch-up with David, a very positive
>> meeting," Senator Conroy told reporters in Sydney on Wednesday.
>>
>> "I think if you look at all his public commentary, he's been very
>> positive ... we really welcome that.
>>
>> "Certainly, the sense we are getting from the new board and the new
>> CEO is that they want to engage with the government."
>>
>> Delivering a speech to the Australian Industry Group's Digital
>> Technology Summit in Sydney, Senator Conroy reinforced the importance
>> of the government's plan, which aims to provide high-speed broadband
>> to 90 per cent of Australian homes and businesses.
>>
>> "We welcome (Telstra's) positive engagement with the government," he
>> told reporters after his speech.
>>
>> "That's not to say that we agree with each other at this stage, but we
>> think there is sufficient encouragement from what they're saying to
>> have a meaningful dialogue."
>>
>> Senator Conroy forecasted the NBN would come in under budget and ahead
>> of schedule while still creating thousands of jobs across the country.
>>
>> -- 
>> Clean Feed, it "cleans" the Internet in the same way that Ethnic
>> Cleansing "cleanses" the population.
>>
>> http://filtermenot.googlepages.com/home
>>
>>
>>
> 
> #  All this nonsense would not be needed if Telstra, and Postmasters General
> Department (PMG) before that, was still an Australian-owned public monopoly.
>     But no, we must have "competition" and all the ludicrous pantomime that
> entails.

If telecommunications had not been deregulated, "Postmasters General" 
would be the appropriate name for the entity, because we'd still be 
sending letters to each other.

Before deregulation, when charges were set by faceless men employed by 
government-owned telcos, we paid $0.40-0.80/minute for international 
phone calls. Nowadays, we pay $0.02/minute and not to Telstra.

The pantomine in telecommunications is that the previous government only 
did half the job of deregulating Telstra, leaving us with 500lb gorilla 
still in monopoly control of infrastructure.


>     Under current circumstances, Telstra has little choice but to
> co-operate - with threat of being further dismembered (into wholesale and
> retail components).

Co-operate with what?

Is it privately owned corporation or isn't it?

If Rudd wants to nationalise it, he should do so and stop disguising his 
intentions with garbage notions like "social capitalism".


>     However, we can see looming, down the track, the complete acquisition of
> Australia's telecommunications by Singtel, the govt-owned monopoly of little
> Singapore (via Optus).
>     Such govt must be laughing, all the way to the bank, at us ignorant
> hicks.

Us ignorant hicks that is, who have taken the capital invested by 
Singtel and spent it.

>     (Or should Australia do a quid-pro-quo, and move into Singapore, demand
> privatisation of Singtel, its break-up into wholesale and retail, etc?  We
> wouldn't get to first base!)
> 
>