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By Sarah Falson | Monday | 17/09/2007
SmartHouse News has gained access to a document sent to an Arthurs Crescent, Strathfieldsaye Victoria residence by the Communications and IT Minister, Helen Coonan, advising the household that it doesn’t have access to either ADSL or wireless broadband, but that the Optus-Elders (Opel) consortium can fix this – a move at which Opel competitor Telstra has lashed out. The letter is an example of what Telstra believes is a bundle of 500,000 letters sent out to rural households across the country as part of an underhand bid to secure Howard Government voters.
Telstra and Coonan have been involved in an on-going rivalry for several weeks now, with the issue escalating with the telecommunications giant alleging that by contacting individual households in rural Australia, the Minister has secretly offered Opel a second chance to improve its bid for broadband across the country in the crucial lead-up to an election.
"I am writing to you with very good news about broadband," says the letter, which was sent to an alleged 500,000 households.
"I am pleased to inform you that the recently announced Australia Connected programme had targeted ‘under-serviced' premises and is likely to bring broadband to your address.
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