I didn't read the whole release and as I live in Oz now I don't care too much, but it is still good news. In Oz they have local loop unbundling too. Though no naked DSL so I still have to pay Telstra for a line rental. Though that is less than $18 a month. I get my broardband from a company called Internode. Originally they didn't have a DSLAM at my location but now they do so I'm in line for transition from a Telstra DSLAM (limited to 1.5Mbit) to their own ADSL2 24Mbit DSLAM. I get 40GB of traffic a month for around $80. Rate limited to 7k/sec after 40GB. I imagine NZ will have similar plans within a fairly short period. Regards Gavin Denby wrote:
Lets hope Naked DSL is Naked DSL, I look forward to dumping my phone line and saving and extra $40 per month.
Pity they don't mention regulation of ADSL-2 or phone/ADSL package separation. (toll packages)
but at least Telecom can no longer set data caps
Now watch as it goes to court and gets locked up in dispute for the next few years while telecom offer new ADSL-2 deals at half the current cost to xtra customers.
Why do I feel its too little too late. With those tiny dslam cabinets there is no room for Competitors hardware to be installed.
Still at least they have admitted that they got it wrong last time (even if they blame the commissioner)
Craig Box wrote:
http://www.beehive.govt.nz/ViewDocument.aspx?DocumentID=25636
Craig
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