“I think the thing that has concerned the market the most is that we have to wait a long time before we get any real cash flow improvements coming through. You're talking at least fiscal 2008, probably 2009 or even 2010,”
“So it's kind of like, trust us, we're going to spend all this money, we're going to revolutionize the network and there are going to be great benefits but you're going to have to wait three years before you get them.”
“The telecommunications sector is highly dependent upon the regulatory environment and technological change, to the extent that barriers to entry and level of competition could change substantially with change on either of these fronts.”
“Last week (Tony Wilson) was doing it and I had the chance to get two (interceptions) and I dropped them, and I told myself this week I was going to come out and play positive, ... Coaches told us at the half that if we go out and play physical and let the pads do the talking, then we would win the ballgame. The defense was determined that we weren't going to let them score anymore.”
“Optus are a large business operator and they would probably like to have an association with Telecom NZ for their trans-Tasman business, which they don't have much of,”
“Some people who have been coming for years may be upset that it's not going to be there. But some would like newer facilities, and some would like to buy a condo there.”
