Are you being deliberately obtuse? In 2011 (per you link), NBN was going to be fibre-to-the-premise. There was no technical need to buy any HFC or copper, and as you say, compensation was for destroying an existing business model.
But the world moved on. As per the links I posted, we’re (whether it be customers, or future taxpayers) are now paying for a decision to acquire the Optus and Telstra HFC networks. A decision, in hindsight, probably wasn’t commercially (it was never really technically) smart From: ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com [mailto:ozdotnet-boun...@ozdotnet.com] On Behalf Of David Connors Sent: Friday, 5 January 2018 3:01 PM To: ozDotNet <ozdotnet@ozdotnet.com> Subject: Re: [OT] Internet use on 4G LTE On Fri, 5 Jan 2018 at 13:52 Ken Schaefer <k...@adopenstatic.com<mailto:k...@adopenstatic.com>> wrote: And: 3. Handing over ownership of the copper and HFC where NBN wanted to use them. In the original definitive agreement Telstra specifically held the HFC assets for Foxtel but were prohibited from delivering broadband over them. I don't know that they gave a toss about the CAN. https://www.telstra.com.au/content/dam/tcom/about-us/investors/pdf%20A/Explanatory-Memorandum.pdf "Telstra will continue to retain and operate its Next G® wireless network, Next IP™ core fibre network, backhaul fibre network and HFC Cable Network (for delivery of Pay TV Services). Telstra will also retain and operate its Copper Network and will continue to provide broadband services over its HFC Cable Network as relevant outside areas where the NBN Fibre Network has been deployed. Telstra will also retain ownership of the infrastructure accessed by NBN Co (except for Lead-in Conduits)." and ... "The $11 billion in post-tax net present value comprises approximately: - $4.0 billion from NBN Co for Disconnection Payments and sale of Lead-in Conduits; <-- That's payment for transition of users off their wholesale network, paid as they are churned to NBN. - $5.0 billion from NBN Co for Infrastructure Access Payments; and - $2.0 billion attributed to Commonwealth contributions and costs avoided including for housing estate fibre provisioning responsibilities, commitments for TUSMA funding for certain migration costs, staff retraining and NBN Co’s public education campaign funding. " -- David Connors da...@connors.com<mailto:da...@connors.com> | @davidconnors | https://t.me/davidconnors | LinkedIn | +61 417 189 363
