On 3/05/2006, at 5:38 PM, David Farrar wrote:
I think the operational significance of the Govt's announcements today make it on-topic. Surprise announcement a few minutes ago:
In my view the Government have continued to duck the real issue - structural separation in telecoms. I am disappointed, that with all the evidence available (eg. British Telecom structural separation [voluntary]) , the Government have just fiddled at the edges of the problem, hoping that would make it all OK. If I was in Telecom NZ I would be celebrating tonight -- Telecom NZ still have control over vertical markets. Accounting separation will not suffice -- many recent examples have shown that accounting practices cannot save us! Neil _____________________________________________ Neil James, Information Technology Strategy and Policy Consultant & Executive Officer, New Zealand Vice-Chancellors' Committee Standing Committee on Information Technology (SCIT) c/o University of Otago, P.O. Box 56, Dunedin, New Zealand. Tel (03) 479-8594 Mobile 021 393-123 FAX (03)479-8577