Fine Telstra AUS$100m, rival ISP demands. (The Register)
“Greg Wilson, the boss of Primus, said that Telstra should be fined more than AUS$100m to deter the telco from engaging in such behavior again, The Age reports.”
“He told an American Chamber of Commerce lunch in Sydney: “Boy, I’m hoping that a massive great stick will come down on Telstra. They need to be given a massive disincentives not to do this to the industry again.”“
I agree. Although ACCC pressure managed to correct the difference between wholesale & retail pricing (more or less) they did nothing to discourage Telstra from engaging in such conduct in the future. $100M won’t send Telstra broke, but it will cancel out any profits they made from engaging in anti-competitive behavior and make them think twice about doing it again.
It’s nice to see this pot is being stirred again after sitting idle for some time.