[clug] [OT] Broadband clangers

[Lana Brindley]

On 11 August 2010 11:02, Anthony David <adavid at adavid.com.au> wrote:

> On 11/08/10 10:42, Lana Brindley wrote:
>
>> On 11 August 2010 10:28, Bob Edwards<bob at cs.anu.edu.au>  wrote:
>>
>> <snip>
>>
>>
>>
>>> The
>>> minister must have more compelling reasons to invest $43B for the
>>> NBN than enabling SmartGrids.
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>> He does. He just doesn't know what they are. Don't forget who you're
>> talking
>> about here. Senator Conroy isn't the brightest crayon in the political
>> box.
>>
>> L
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>
> Sadly, the Govt rarely enunciated a clear vision from the start.
>
> This, from the press release when the implementation study was released, is
> the closest they got to selling a "benefit".
>
> ...
>
> The Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Lindsay Tanner said: "Delivering
> the NBN will help kick start a revival in Australia’s productivity growth,
> which has deteriorated in recent years."
>
>
Oooh, I love great examples of management speak. Politicians are wonderful
for it. Might borrow this for my next lecture :)

L

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