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  From: Greg Lehey <grog@lemis.com>
  To  : George Patterson <george@laopdr.com>
  Date: Tue, 28 Nov 2000 17:10:11 +1030

Re: Broadband options in SA (was Re: ADSL talk suggestion)

On Tuesday, 28 November 2000 at 13:03:02 +0700, George Patterson wrote:
> David Newall wrote:
>>
>>> I don't see any reason not to hang fibre from power masts.
>>
>> I do.  I've felt, for a long time, that there was a compact between the
>> utilities and the people to beautify our environment by undergrounding
>> these services.  Installing new services above ground puts the lie to
>> that idea.  The argument that there are already overhead cables so a few
>> more won't make any difference does not hold water.  It's just a thinly
>> veiled way of saying that there is no intention -- ever -- of getting
>> rid of those cables; and bad luck to the people.  Cables are not pretty.
>> Quite the opposite.
>>
> I'm sure that David might have forgotten to mention this point...
>
> Every cable you put up overhead is another company you have to negotiate
> with to have it moved. 

Well, not in this case.

> Currently you have in South Australia you have ETSA, Telstra and
> optus(I belive).. Optus may not be using their cable but it was
> installed... Do you really want a few more there. You also have
> problems with trees and people growing vines up stobie poles.

We were talking about ETSA putting cables on their own masts.

Greg
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