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The Australian Broadband Disaster

Posted by timothy on from the one-wireless-box-isn't-cutting-it dept.

David Gerard writes "Monopolies are bad, mmmkay? Robert Clark of TelecomAsia discusses the disaster that is broadband in Australia - its 2% takeup putting Australia behind such dynamic economies as Estonia. 'Telstra controls the local loop, is the largest mobile carrier with two digital networks, is the largest retail ISP, the largest wholesale data and Internet provider, and is a 50% shareholder in the biggest pay TV company.'"

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  1. The real reason for the poor broadband uptake by phaze3000 · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Is those bloody Aussies practising sports so they can beat us (the British) yet again.
    Now they've got cricket, tennis, swimming, rugby and even football sorted the next sport they seem to be having a bloody good try at Formula 1.
    I think we're going to have to invent another sport so we can have at least a couple of years of winning the world championship in something..

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