Comments on: Cunliffe at Telco Day 2008

By: first time caller

first time caller — Thu, 08 May 2008 07:51:42 +0000

Cunliffe’s a Cabbage

By: grumpyoldhori

grumpyoldhori — Thu, 08 May 2008 06:17:41 +0000

Damn, now we have two political partys fighting to hand billions
of dollars over to private companies.
What happened to the private business model where if the
model is good enough the money can be raised by the companies.

I notice the rural sector will still be sucking on the hind tit for
broadband.
Jeez, more corporate welfare and that from both the Nats and Labour
Oh, I wonder, who will own the fibre, or is it to be a gift from
the taxpayer to Telecom and co ?

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:25:09 +0000

GWW – WTF does that have to do with Labour copying National’s fibre policy?

By: ghostwhowalks3

ghostwhowalks3 — Thu, 08 May 2008 02:11:28 +0000

have you read any of nationals leading lights ( apart from key) speeches:

Opening Address to the New Zealand Drillers Association AGM
Mr Chairman, thank you for your kind invitation to be present at your Annual General Meeting this morning.

I say at the outset that I can’t help recognising that the Drillers Association has a considerable amount in common with the current government. Both of you, it would appear, take great joy in digging holes for yourselves.

Thats gerry brownlee if it really maters
http://www.national.org.nz/Article.aspx?ArticleID=10900

[DPF: Seriously off topic - 10 demerits]

By: jhsh

jhsh — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:48:41 +0000

It was a pity Cunliffe spent so long bagging the opposition. This stuff is just too important for political point scoring.

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:45:37 +0000

There’s a whole lot that could be added to this list that Bogusnews compiled around the end of February – National policies, endorsed or adopted by Labour

http://keepingstock.blogspot.com/2008/02/national-lite.html

Flip-flop-flip-flop-flip-flop-flip-flop………………………

By: GPT1

GPT1 — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:33:25 +0000

Hold on isn’t that a HUGE FLIP FLOP? Why is that not the leading headline on Stuff? Wasn’t this rubbish policy written by telecom a few weeks ago? Prats.

Oh and the usual WTF are you on about GWW3 applies.

By: Bevan

Bevan — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:23:52 +0000

NZ cant afford ‘fibre to the home’.

No no ghostie, NZ just can’t afford Labour.

By: ghostwhowalks3

ghostwhowalks3 — Thu, 08 May 2008 01:12:08 +0000

NZ cant afford ‘fibre to the home’. Australias government backed scheme is only ‘fibre to the cabinet’.

And yet the urban sprawl around cities like Auckland has many upper income in rural areas who dont have broadband at all( and being say 5km from the cabinets mean they probably never will. ) These are obviously going to be left out but others in say small towns up to 1000 people should have speeds up to 24Mb/s ( or ADSL2+).

And what happened to all those saying enough with these wires ( fibre or copper) wireless is the way.

remember too that the first alternative to telecom fibre network was run down rail lines under a STATE owned structure

By: berend

berend — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:33:11 +0000

Surprise, both major parties want to spend our money!

By: Alces

Alces — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:31:44 +0000

Kiwis Doomed

http://timblair.net/ee/index.php/weblog/comments/kiwis_doomed/

By: Inventory2

Inventory2 — Thu, 08 May 2008 00:22:24 +0000

Sounds like another “me too” coming up from the Red Team!!