Chapter 415 (1/2)

Just after dinner, Brandon Johnston couldn't wait to leave domay point.

Janet has contacted a party in Hollywood for him.

Moreover, although he is a fan of Batman Series, Brandon is not a fan of Simon. He is obviously uncomfortable with his aunt.

Obviously, because they are the same age, Brandon should get a lot of ”other people's xxx” in private.

Betty Johnston and her daughter did not go out, but Janet visited the shell villa.

Simon and Anthony stayed in a living room on the first floor of the villa to discuss business.

”Probably seeing the rapid growth of the Internet industry in North America, Australia Telecom has made some concessions and is willing to reduce the shareholding ratio of the joint venture to 30%. On this side of the house, dad said that we should take 20% of the shares. If you like, there are still 50% shares to distribute. ”

Since last year, Simon has been preparing to enter the Australian telecom market, including legal lobbying for restrictions on the relevant telecom industry in Australia and cooperation with local telecom companies in Australia.

Before the 1990s, Australia's telecommunications industry had been dominated by state-owned enterprises.

At present, Australia's largest telecom company is very similar to at-t in the United States before 1984. This company almost monopolized the fixed line telephone, cable TV and mobile communication industries in Australia. Other second - and third line telecommunications companies are basically state-owned enterprises.

Because of the huge interests involved in the telecommunications industry, capital forces have been continuously lobbying the Australian government to open the telecommunications industry to the private sector.

With the joint efforts of all parties, in January this year, the Australian government finally lifted the regulatory ban on the telecommunications industry, allowing private investors to participate in the local telecommunications investment in Australia. Therefore, the westero system was able to start its own layout.

Simon's planned telecom services in Australia are mainly mobile communications and Internet access services, as well as igritte's portal business.

If you want to develop ISP business, the fastest way is to choose to cooperate with local operators just like AOL.

Telstra, which monopolizes the whole Telstra network, is basically the only choice.

Australia Telecom is very clear about its advantages, and has not committed the mistake of Bell Atlantic's three companies in cooperating with AOL. It insists on obtaining 50% shares of AOL, which is similar to AOL registered in Australia by Westeros.

In recent months, the Johnston family, which has confirmed a stake in AOL, has been negotiating with Telstra.

Simon actually knew in advance what Anthony had just said and thought about it. At this time, he said, ”I thought that in this case, we would just leave Telstra alone. Whether it is Internet access services or mobile communications, it is still an emerging industry in the early stage of development. Even if we cooperate with companies such as Telstra, we still need to face the problem of infrastructure upgrading. The initiative in this respect is in the hands of Telstra, and we will be greatly constrained in the future. ”

Because of the signing of the exclusive agreement, they are unable to take part in the emerging Internet field. During this period, bell Pacific and Nynex's cooperation with AOL has become more and more negative, which to a large extent limits AOL's expansion in the region where the two companies are located.

That's largely why Simon doesn't plan to work with Telstra.

Because of the negative constraints of Bell Atlantic and Nynex, AOL now has to speed up the construction of its own line network in the service areas of bell Pacific and Nynex.

Simon doesn't care about Telstra's insistence on a 30% stake. He just doesn't want to be subject to the same constraints as AOL's in front of bell Pacific and Nynex.

Parasitic on the network of other companies, even if the other party to cooperate, after all, it is better to build their own network.

Moreover, even if it cooperates with Australia Telecom, it will not be possible to start business all over Australia at one time. It will definitely have to carry out trial operation in a certain region, and then continue to expand.

In this case, the advantage of cooperation with Australia Telecom is not so obvious.

After all, with Bell Atlantic and AOL, westero does not lack the support of enterprise operation and technical team.

What needs to be invested is only the investment in the construction of basic operation network.

If only in a certain area, such as Melbourne, or a Victoria, the cost of this aspect will not be too large.

Build your own network and get the initiative.