Comments on: Telstra and their best friends… the ACCC http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/ And may these words on my heart, on my lips, somehow mean so much more than this. Sat, 22 Nov 2008 05:10:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6 By: Stuart Corner - IT Wire http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/#comment-128 Stuart Corner - IT Wire Tue, 28 Aug 2007 23:16:00 +0000 http://jamisonprawn.net/wordpress/?p=2057#comment-128 Actually over the same period, the ACCC sent 4 notices to Optus, 3 to Vodaphone, 9 to Virgin and 1 to Soul.<br/><br/>Then there's this:<br/>http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87488/fromItemId/621277<br/><br/>The ACCC has actually held a rather even handed approach. I note that you're a Telstra employee, so defence of your employer is understandable. Actually over the same period, the ACCC sent 4 notices to Optus, 3 to Vodaphone, 9 to Virgin and 1 to Soul.

Then there’s this:
http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/87488/fromItemId/621277

The ACCC has actually held a rather even handed approach. I note that you’re a Telstra employee, so defence of your employer is understandable.

]]> By: b http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/#comment-126 b Mon, 27 Aug 2007 10:19:00 +0000 http://jamisonprawn.net/wordpress/?p=2057#comment-126 I think it sounds like doing what they should be doing - ensuring that a monopoly holder does not exceed itself and attempting to protect the consumers it is supposed to be protecting. I think it sounds like doing what they should be doing - ensuring that a monopoly holder does not exceed itself and attempting to protect the consumers it is supposed to be protecting.

]]> By: James http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/#comment-125 James Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:45:00 +0000 http://jamisonprawn.net/wordpress/?p=2057#comment-125 As for extreme grace... wanting to regulate everything that Telstra sell? That doesn't sound like grace to me. Sounds like power-hungry. As for extreme grace… wanting to regulate everything that Telstra sell? That doesn’t sound like grace to me. Sounds like power-hungry.

]]> By: James http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/#comment-124 James Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:32:00 +0000 http://jamisonprawn.net/wordpress/?p=2057#comment-124 Can't speak for the anti-competitive behaviour... most of it has been in the area of ADSL from my understanding, which is not where I work. Can’t speak for the anti-competitive behaviour… most of it has been in the area of ADSL from my understanding, which is not where I work.

]]> By: Stuart Corner - IT Wire http://jamisonprawn.net/2007/08/telstra-and-their-best-friends-the-accc/#comment-123 Stuart Corner - IT Wire Mon, 27 Aug 2007 05:27:00 +0000 http://jamisonprawn.net/wordpress/?p=2057#comment-123 Vendetta?<br/><br/>There have been five anti-competitive notices handed to Telstra for which no court proceedings have ever sought.<br/><br/>The penalty of $3m/day for the action has never even once been attempted to be recovered.<br/><br/>Sounds like the Telco is under extreme grace not a vendetta. Vendetta?

There have been five anti-competitive notices handed to Telstra for which no court proceedings have ever sought.

The penalty of $3m/day for the action has never even once been attempted to be recovered.

Sounds like the Telco is under extreme grace not a vendetta.

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