It only cost the taxpayer about half a million dollars for Parliament to sit today, but at least the folks in Canberra managed to get the job done. The bill to force a separation of Telstra’s wholesale and retail arms has just been passed. Who’s up for some champagne?
Bryan St. Germain’s dad, Bob, must look a lot happier right now than he did in this picture. After all, Verizon has just dismissed a $US18,000 phone bill racked up by the young man after a tedious four-year fight.
