Split decision: Telstra’s carve-up plan comes 23 years too late for competition and customers

<https://theconversation.com/split-decision-telstras-carve-up-plan-comes-23-years-too-late-for-competition-and-customers-149991>

"Telstra’s plan to split into three entities is the most radical
shake-up of Australia’s largest telecommunications company since the
Howard government began privatising it in 1997.

But as David Hetherington, a senior fellow at progressive think tank Per
Capita, has suggested, it comes 23 years too late.

In privatising a public monopoly – controlling the copper wires and
other infrastructure – the Howard government created a perfect storm for
imperfect competition. It meant Telsta competed against other telcos to
which it provided critical infrastructure services – hardly an ideal
situation.

With the politicised and botched roll-out of the National Broadband
Network, the market has become even murkier."

Australia’s telecommunications infrastructure was mishandled by
neoliberal politicians at every opportunity.

Cheers,
        *** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net               Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/                 Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/            Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/               Manager, Serious Cybernetics