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Telecom Wants An End To Free Internet Calls Copyright © 2002 to Aardvark Net News |
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Dateline: 2:00pm, 29 April, 2002
The company believes that the ready availability of free Net calling
is holding back the uptake of broadband services.
This latest attempt to strip the protection provided by the Kiwi Share
agreement follows earlier moves to achieve the same end through the
ill-managed introduction of the 0867 service.
According to radio reports this morning, Telecom is also claiming that
its broadband is the cheapest in the group of OECD nations -- a claim
strongly disputed by others.
Perhaps there is some disagreement over what constitutes "broadband",
with many independent experts saying that Telecom's 128Kb/S JetStart
(now JetStream Starter) does not qualify for the title.
Government IT Minister Paul Swain has dismissed any suggestion that government will
be yielding to Telecom's pleas and releasing the company from its obligation
under the Kiwi Share agreement.
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