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  From: Jake Hawkes <jake@infinitylimited.net>
  To  : David Newall <davidn@rebel.net.au>
        John Edwards <isplist@pinnacle.net.au>
        linuxsa <linuxsa@linuxsa.org.au>
  Date: Thu, 30 Nov 2000 19:56:13 +0000

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

Jake Hawkes wrote:
> 
> David Newall wrote:
> 
> > I wonder if that's true.  Whoever first digs trenches everywhere will be in
> > a prime position to claim reasonable rent from every other utility that
> > needs to lay cable.  Etsa (or whatever they call themselves now), and every
> > other telco, will be more-or-less forced to use those trenches (because it
> > will be cheaper to pay rent than lay a second trench.)
> 
> but surely thats what could be happening now with telstra and etsa. but
> hey dont.

damn - should code and email at the same time, the above should read:

but surely this is what Etsa and Telstra could be doing now, but they
aren't, for the most part.

--
Jake Hawkes B.Eng, (CSE)

Cloning is the sincerest form of flattery.

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