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| | John Quiggin: Telstra |
 | | As well, Telstra is in bed with the Packers and the Murdochs in their joint venture, Foxtel, so we're not going to get a lot of media scrutiny of what the 900 pound gorilla monopoly is going to do the telecommunications sector. |
 | | With Telstra fully privatised it will be much less protected from forces wanting to bypass its infrastructure altogether by using wireless, new fibre networks, reticulation through power networks, etc. Smaller providers have a natural advantage in getting into these areas because they are not as huge and bureaucratic as Telstra. |
 | | As the incumbent, Telstra has a huge advantage, and there is nothing to stop it using that advantage to beat off new technology competitors, by subsidising its own new technology networks. |
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