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Telstra calls for changes to regulatory reforms

Source: The Age
Melbourne : Australia | about 1 month ago  
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In a submission to the Senate inquiry into the Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 released today, Telstra said the legislation was unnecessary...The proposal is aimed at creating a more level playing field ahead of the build-out of a high...
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    "Telstra has no choice but to oppose the passage of the bill in its current form," Mr Thodey said in a statement. He called for the Senate to delay its debate on the bill, if no changes are made, until those negotiations and an ... These systems
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    I listened, again, to the person responsible for the mobile services yesterday trying to convince me that I should change the decision not to accept the new 'offer' but I simply cannot see how becoming as 'crooked' as every other supplier of mobile
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