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In Oz, all exchanges, local wiring and most trunks are owned by one telco, which used to be government owned. Based on experiences in other countries, how do you think this sort of thing would be handled in Nirvana?
For instance, some streets in Oz have not one but two heavy cables decorating the space between telegraph poles, because the incumbent monopolist refused to share cable TV access. Even access to the underground conduits is usually blocked to other phone, data or TV providers. So you can have underground telephone lines but spaghetti has to be strung between light poles to get you cable.
Some people think that infrastructure should be under government control (or ownership) to avoid the countless conflicts of interest that arise. For example, third parties can't install their own DSL in exchanges. They're forced to buy the capacity off the monopolist.
Why not make telcos stick to retail, to encourage genuine competition?
James etc, please correct me on all this when you get the chance.
For instance, some streets in Oz have not one but two heavy cables decorating the space between telegraph poles, because the incumbent monopolist refused to share cable TV access. Even access to the underground conduits is usually blocked to other phone, data or TV providers. So you can have underground telephone lines but spaghetti has to be strung between light poles to get you cable.
Some people think that infrastructure should be under government control (or ownership) to avoid the countless conflicts of interest that arise. For example, third parties can't install their own DSL in exchanges. They're forced to buy the capacity off the monopolist.
Why not make telcos stick to retail, to encourage genuine competition?
James etc, please correct me on all this when you get the chance.