Comments on: BuddeComm Analysis - Telstra Remains the Winner http://www.buddeblog.com.au/buddecomm-analysis-telstra-remains-the-winner/ From Paul's Desk Tue, 06 Jan 2009 03:02:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Barry White http://www.buddeblog.com.au/buddecomm-analysis-telstra-remains-the-winner/#comment-86226 Barry White Wed, 13 Aug 2008 05:42:18 +0000 http://www.buddeblog.com.au/?p=217#comment-86226 Hello Paul, I read your leader on Telstra's progress towards FttH. All this is very true but it is all based on a business as usual environment. With the depletion of oil supply and other energy depletion business as usual is not an option. There can be expected to be shortages of equipment and spares to keep telecommunications running as per usual. As far as I am aware no detailed study has been made of the effect of energy depletion over the next 10 years and later on telecommunications. The economy at that time will not support our current frantic development. Certainly now is the time to construct infrastructure but I believe telecommunications will have a very low priority for government spending which will be directed to alternative energy schemes, railways and coastal shipping. In an energy scarce and expensive economy telecommuting and video conferencing will be very valuable as airlines will be virtually defunct. The merging of all telecom carriers will probably happen by default as the economy powers down. Hello Paul,
I read your leader on Telstra’s progress
towards FttH. All this is very true but it is all based on a business as usual environment.
With the depletion of oil supply and other energy depletion business as usual is not an option.

There can be expected to be shortages of equipment and spares to keep telecommunications running as per usual. As far as I am aware no detailed study has been made of the effect of energy depletion over the next 10 years and later on telecommunications.
The economy at that time will not support our current frantic development. Certainly now is the time to construct infrastructure but I believe telecommunications will have a very low priority for government spending which will be directed to alternative energy schemes, railways and coastal shipping.
In an energy scarce and expensive economy telecommuting and video conferencing will be very valuable as airlines will be virtually defunct.

The merging of all telecom carriers will probably happen by default as the economy powers down.

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