[ga] Telstra Kicked Out of $15bn Broadband Project

["Jeffrey A. Williams" <jwkckid1@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

All,

  Although long belated, seems that Paul Twomey's company,
which just before taking the ICANN CEO position, he nearly
wrecked, has finally gotten it's come uppins!

No matter how things change, it's amazing how they stay the same,
eh?  Excrement more often than not, spreads it's stench!  >:(

See:
"Australia's largest telco and ISP, Telstra,
has been
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/91168,telstra-kicked-out-of-nbn-by-federal-government.aspx
kicked out of the bidding process to build a national
broadband network (NBN) estimated to be worth $15 billion. The Aussie
government had earlier
http://www.itnews.com.au/News/89922,nbn-door-remains-open-for-telstra.aspx
given assurances that the proposal would be considered, however it now
won't even be evaluated by the expert panel, which will make the
recommendations to the Senator for Broadband and Communications.
The government may now take steps to legislate so that Telstra can't
build a network that competes with the NBN leaving the incumbent to
focus on
wireless [2]HSPA+ technology instead.

Regards,

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