Telstra slams 'pillaging' PM
- The Age 30/9/2007

"TELSTRA will urge its army of 1.6 million mum-and-dad
shareholders to vent their anger at the Howard Government,
with a new direct-mail campaign to arrive in letterboxes
this week."

Would they need much urging when the T2 buyers who
had been encouraged by the tories to buy Telstra shares,
have watched their value drop?

When politicians pushing their privatization barrow
act like financial advisors they have to wear the blame.

"As Prime Minister John Howard prepares to call an election
for late November, the provocative letter to shareholders
will further enrage Government ministers already furious
at Telstra's perceived political interference."

"The Policies of Helen Coonan on Communications have been a failure"
- Phil Burgess, Telstra

The privatization of Telstra has been a failure, according to
Telstra itself, the shareholders, Australian business which needs
effective telecommunications, the public and now even the government
criticise what it created! B^D

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