Jeremy Brooking <jbrooking@actrix.co.nz> wrote:

>%> When telecom refuse to use their infrastructure to provide a service

>That's the key point there, its THEIR infrastructure.

It would be nice to use the argument that they got the infrastructure for a
too low price and therefore should owe us something, but it doesn't work like
that. We sold it, they bought it. You can make a moral argument, but it won't
cut much ice anywhere, the government can force them to owe us something, but
only because the government can do anything they want, not because they
actually do.

>%> If they weren't a manopoly, then someone else would sell me the
>service I
>%> want

>Can anyone else supply the service you want? NO? oh, and that's Telecoms
>fault why? Because they want to run their network their own way? Because
>they do not wish to sell their infrastructure? Am I missing something?
>Its their network, and as long as they are not breaking any laws do they
>not have the right to run and market it as they please? I mean afterall
>they are not infringing on any of your rights as a consumer.

While they aren't breaking any laws, they are a monopoly. They are the only
organisation with access to the local loop in most of the country. Rightly or
wrongly this is how it is going to stay for the forseable future. Saturn are
laying cable, but VERY slowly, I guess that Telecom can use them as an example
of competition to try and deflect monopoly accusations. However most people
can't use them to actually get away from the monopoly.

You make a good argument, one I can't convincinly refute.

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Tom Parker - tom@carrott.org
           - http://www.carrott.org
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