Performance of that sort helps explain why, after years of wrangling, Telstra has agree to essentially divest itself of its fixed-line network and become a wholesale buyer of capacity to support its fixed-line operations.
As has been the case elsewhere, incumbent carriers can be persuaded to trade away an access near-monopoly for something else of tangible value. For some, it is the ability to expand in non-traditional markets outside the existing footprint. For others it is a chance to invest in higher-growth or higher-margin businesses.
For Telstra, the LTE carrot is more appetizing than the structural separation stick.
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