The year the world changed
It might smack of sensationalism to say that telecommunications turned the world on its head this year, but you have to admit that the impact was more pronounced than it ever has been before.
Month: December 2011
Telstra’s separation fairy tale
Telstra’s latest structural-separation undertaking (SSU) attempts to satisfy the industry and the regulator that dealing with the incumbent will be fair and equitable — but is such a promise too good to be true?
Who’s right on copyright?
As we await the ruling of the High Court on the iiNet-AFACT case, the internet industry and rights holders are battling it out to find an equitable solution to a growing problem.
Optus: from duopoly to open slather
In part two of the Optus story, Twisted Wire tracks the telco’s history through the years of intensified competition, and asks, will it last another 20 years?
THE TWITTERATI
Banking fears have fallen away and the focus is back on central banks. NAB’s Ray Attrill is asked how far will they go now and why is the market at odds with them? https://podfollow.com/nab-morning-call
How does the world change if transactions in the US dollar shrink as BRICs nations prefer to trade in their own currency. And can the west grow without investment from those countries? @profstevekeen on this week’s Debunking Economics podcast: https://podfollow.com/debunking-economics-the-podcast