How much should Telstra be charging for unconditioned local loop?
Telstra’s own suggestion of $30 prompted the ACCC to call for industry submissions on the matter. Many ISPs have built business models based on a much lower cost. It’s a complex subject and in this first episode of Twisted Wire, Phil Dobbie gets the views from across the board, including Telstra’s David Quilty, Unwired’s David Havyatt, iiNet’s Steve Dalby and ex-ACCC commissioner Stephen King.
To help resolve the issue, David Havyatt unearths a suggestion from the Productivity Commission that could have merit.
First published on ZDNet
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An election surprise and the existential threat of imported cars
The markets early response to the Aussie election, the latest on trade talk delays and a bad week for Brexit. NAB’s David de Garis talks through it all with me on today’s Morning Call podcast.
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May the Wi-FI Wars Commence
Telstra is building 8,000 new Wi-Fi access points across the country. Less than a week later iiNet has announced free Wi-Fi will be available in Canberra. Is this a new battleground?
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RBA ready to cut; G7 phone hook-up helps markets
A rate cut is very likely from the RBA today, but NAB’s Ray Attrill says a phone hook-up tonight of G7 central bankers will set determine the global emergency approach.
