On 04/12/2007, at 8:47 PM, Mark Newton wrote: > > On 04/12/2007, at 6:08 PM, stuart smith wrote: > >> Where does this fit into "it cant be losed down until equivalent or >> better >> coverage with Next G"? > > What Telstra "intends" and what actually happens aren't necessarily > the > same thing. They can put as many notices on phone bills as they like, > but at the end of the day if Jan 28 rolls around and ACMA thinks the > NextG network is still shite, they'll insist that CDMA continues to > run.
Well, here's some timely news. About 11 weeks ago, this happened: http://www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2007/09/17/2035746.htm In response to Telstra's plan to close CDMA services by January, Attorney General Philip Ruddock ordered that Telstra "... keep the CDMA network open until its Next G network provides equivalent or better coverage." Almost simultaneously, the ACCC took Telstra to Federal Court for misleading and deceptive conduct in relation to its claims that its NextG mobile network "covers the entire country." Today the Federal Court ruled, finding that "misled customers about the coverage of its Next G mobile network," and that, "Telstra had incorrectly claimed Next G customers would get the same or even better coverage as they did on the CDMA network." The ACCC says it will now seek orders requiring Telstra to publish new advertisements, and I can't wait to see what they say. I propose, "Telstra NextG: Meet the new boss, worse than the old boss." :-) - mark -------------------------------------------------------------------- I tried an internal modem, [EMAIL PROTECTED] but it hurt when I walked. Mark Newton ----- Voice: +61-4-1620-2223 ------------- Fax: +61-8-82231777 ----- _______________________________________________ Aus-soaring mailing list Aus-soaring@lists.internode.on.net To check or change subscription details, visit: http://lists.internode.on.net/mailman/listinfo/aus-soaring
