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Telecommunications Opel's WiMAX an unproven duplication of Next G, says Telstra
Telecommunications Opel's WiMAX an unproven duplication of Next G, says Telstra | Opel's WiMAX an unproven duplication of Next G, says Telstra |
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| by Stuart Corner | |
| Tuesday, 19 June 2007 | |
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However the rates presently charged by Telstra for data services on its Next G network would make it prohibitively expensive as a consumer broadband access service. Booth said the Government had "ignored the original intent of the program, which was to extend broadband access to underserved areas rather than duplicate existing service" simply to subsidise a competitor to Telstra. "The Australian Government has just sent the clearest possible signal that it places more value on subsidising foreign owned competitors than on delivering improved services to the bush," said Booth. iTWire reported earlier that the ALP has called on the auditor general to investigate claims that selected bidders were made aware of the possibility of additional Broadband Connect Infrastructure Funding beyond the initial $600 million, and Booth claimed that Telstra was one of those left in the dark. He said the Government had "ignored Telstra's bid altogether, refusing approaches to meet on the matter and not once asking for any further information or clarification on what Telstra could have achieved with the original $600 million or the additional $358 million of funding." |
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