Comment Re:Not true anymore (Score 1) 190
Quote - You'll note that ..., the government has sidelined their plans to sell their shares.
This, too, is not true - the Gov't does plan to sell it's 50.1% stake ASAP, but Telstra must first provide "the bush" greater access/service levels/support than it currently does to those living in metro areas.
Oz is a very, very big country - far larger than the whole of Europe combined - and it will be a difficult ask for Gov't.
The Govt will now spend about $AU180M (about $US100M) to do so.
See one article about this here - http://smh.com.au/text/articles/2003/06/23/105622
