On Sat, 2004-05-29 at 11:05, Joe Abley wrote:
On 28 May 2004, at 16:01, Juha Saarinen wrote:
Joe Abley wrote:
There are alternatives to handing money to telcos which don't involve regulation. Routing around damage promotes innovation. Wrapping everything up in regulation stifles it.
True. Imagine if the ComCom had a go at peering.
Not sure how you'd route around two providers that "own" the vast majority of NZ's Internet connectivity though.
If it was obvious, it wouldn't be called "innovation" :-)
So an act of faith is your best suggestion. :-) Something a bit more determinative might be called for. A "please explain" from the telco commissioner would be a good start...followed up by more intrusive scrutiny from the relevant Minister into the precise requirements claimed in the response to the request for explanation. Telcos may back off rather than have their internals laid out in public to justify the unacceptable. Steve