On Tue, Sep 10, 2013 at 04:34:17PM +1000, Brian May wrote:
[...] Herald Sun [...] No letters promoting the NBN.
Murdoch doesn't approve of the NBN. it has the potential to interfere with his near monopoly. this is why the NBN will be scrapped by Abbott - if construction in your area has already commenced, you might be lucky, but their promised "feasibility study" will "prove" that *any* version of the NBN is way too expensive. any construction contracts they can get out of, they *will* get out of - even if they end up having to pay the full value of the contract as a termination fee...because their objection has nothing to do with cost, it's all about - and has always been about - keeping Rupert Murdoch happy. the NBN is dead, and no petition will revive it. shit, 85+% of the australian population being dead-set against it didn't keep us out of the iraq invasion. compared to taking us to war against our wishes, the NBN is a trivial matter. craig -- craig sanders <cas@taz.net.au>