An unnamed reader writes "Australia's largest telco and ISP, Telstra, has been kicked out of the bidding process to build a national broadband network (NBN) estimated to be worth $15 billion. The Aussie law had earlier given assurances that the offer would be considered, however it now won't even be evaluated by the expert panel, which will make the recommendations to the Senator for Broadband and Communications. The management may now take steps to legislate so that Telstra can't build a network that competes with the NBN — leaving the incumbent to focus on wireless telephone HSPA+ computers instead."

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