Lib's Half-Baked Promise Nothing To Phone Home About
Lib's Half-Baked Promise Nothing To Phone Home About |
| Media release - 5 October 2005 |
| The Opposition's plan to cut mobile phone spending across Government to help pay for its half-baked tolls proposal is misleading, the Minister for Information and Communication Technology, Marsha Thomson, said today. "It is obvious Robert Doyle has not done his homework, or thought out his half-tolls plan, or he would have realised the Bracks Government last year secured the best possible telecommunications deal in Australia," Ms Thomson said. "The Telecommunications Purchasing and Management Strategy (TPAMS) will cut government telecommunications costs by $200 million over five years. "This includes reducing mobile phone costs by 40 per cent. "TPAMs has also secured more than $100 million worth of infrastructure to be delivered across the state, including rural and regional areas, as part of the contracts. "This strategic approach is delivering tangible benefits for all Victorians through better public services, such as schools and hospitals, via state-of-the-art technology. "For Mr Doyle to save any money through his half-baked plan, he would have to cut these services or limit the Government's use of advanced technology." Ms Thomson said the Bracks Government would continue to significantly re-invest in its telecommunications services as part of its fixed voice deal with Optus and data and mobile services deal with Telstra. "The flow-on effect to the wider community through investment in infrastructure has also had a major impact because it is providing Victorians with lower prices and a more competitive market," she said. "Mr Doyle has not done his homework and his proposal is misleading." |
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