Click to enlarge

Not pulling his punches, Telstra's Group Managing Director, Public Policy & Communications, David Quilty said, "This disaster really begs the question how anyone could risk something as important as Australia's broadband future to an operation that cannot get its basic wireless network to work effectively and …raises serious questions about SingTel Optus's network capacity and its commitment to customers with reports it was left with no option but to withdraw these wireless broadband offerings".

Furthermore, Telstra Country Wide Executive Director Eastern Region, Brett Riley fired off another broadside over his rivals' capacity to deliver high speed interned by saying that, "It hasn't invested adequately, it under-delivers and makes poor technology choices…. first it was a WiMax plan without having the most basic spectrum available and now it won't come clean on whether or not its wireless network fails the capacity or other key tests".