Dave Plowman (News) wrote
John Rumm wrote
Dave Plowman (News) wrote

Absolutely. Just like the BBC starting TV in black and white with mono
sound rather than in colour and stereo. And insisting we used tiny CRT
TVs rather than widescreen LCD. Why indeed did they ever use
analogue when everyone knows now that digital is the way to go?

So you are suggesting that our memories of GPO Telecoms must
be distorted, it was in fact a modern dynamic company with the
customer's interests first and foremost, and a keen eye on deploying
cutting edge technology as soon as it became available?

I am suggesting some of that, yes. Do some research on System X.
Digital transmission systems in conjunction with the BBC. And so on.

I don't like monopolies, so competition was obviously needed. Just how the
old GPO would have adapted to that can only be conjecture. The PO side of
it did pretty well. But of course had to be sold off as anything in public
ownership is *a bad thing*. Except, of course, the police. Armed forces.

That's another bare faced lie with all of the schools, the absolute vast
bulk of the roads, the NHS, the national insurance system, etc etc etc.

However, are you really saying our present telephone etc system is
perfect?

No one is saying anything even remotely like that.