telstra: no new ADSL connections

[Neil Symons]

On Tuesday, 20 November 2001 at 09:50PM, "Shaw, Dale" <Dale.Shaw at praxa.com.au> managed to get the following past my procmail filter:
> I couldn't find anything on ZDNet or Whirlpool that stated Telstra weren't
> signing new customers up for 'Freedom' plans; where'd you get that bit from?

Furthur Note from last reply to this

http://bigpond.com/broadband/adsl/pricing.asp states

"^^ New customers will not be able to select the ADSL Freedom Standard Plan from 1 November, 2001. "

-- Neil


> 
> Cheers,
> Dale
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Neil Symons [mailto:neil at goldweb.com.au]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 20, 2001 9:39 PM
> > To: Shaw, Dale
> > Cc: linux at lists.samba.org
> > Subject: Re: telstra: no new ADSL connections
> > 
> > 
> > 
> > Telstra is no longer providing Freedom Plans to new ADSL 
> > customers. They have also reduced wholsale pricing for 
> > competitors so they can afford to provide ADSL services other 
> > than telstra alone. 
> > 
> > This is a result from the ACCC finally doing something about 
> > the unfair pricing Telstra has placed on the Broadband 
> > market. (Widening the GAP between Wholsale and retail so 
> > comptetition can come aboard)
> > 
> > Resources are on ZNet Australia and whirlpool.net
> > 
> > -- Neil

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