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    Weighing the price of separation

    A reader suggested a key test to structural separation to compare shareholder return for BT with that of Telstra, providing a presumptive analysis of whether separation was a Good Thing or a Bad Thing. This was a great idea that I had to try.

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    Conroy faces a showdown at the FTTN corral

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Note to Howard: Sometimes, you get what you asked for

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