| Australian CDMA network gets reprieve – until 28 April 08 |
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| by Alex Zaharov-Reutt | |
| Friday, 18 January 2008 | |
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In retrospect, a delay was inevitable, despite Telstra previously declaring the two networks coverage equivalent in Oct 2007 and subsequently upgrading the coverage in more areas. Had the new Minister for Communications decided to allow Telstra to switch the CDMA network off on January 28 as planned, it could well have been disastrous for customers reliant on equipment using inbuilt CDMA data modems who hadn’t yet upgraded to Next G equipment, customers who weren’t getting the same coverage they still do on their CDMA phone and customers who were leaving the switch to the very last minute. If a Jan 28 decision had caused some regional Australians to be totally disconnected from a mobile network that has otherwise served them faithfully for several years, it wouldn’t be a good look for a brand new Government. Why raise the ire of citizens in a honeymoon period? So the closure is delayed, and CDMA customers can breathe a temporary sigh of relief. There’s more time to switch, and more time to fix the remaining coverage problems and equipment availability issues. The Minister said that he had “notified Telstra today that at this point in time I am not in a position to declare equivalence between the Next G network and the CDMA networks”. So, what caused the Minister to make the delay? Please read onto page 2 to continue... |
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