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# Whirlpool News - Telstra to stop rolling out pair gain (2002-Oct-2)
- URL: https://katecarruthers.com/whirlpool-news-telstra-to-stop-rolling-out-pair-gain-2002-oct-2/
- Published: 2004-06-14T06:10:59.000Z
- Updated: 2026-06-28T06:03:48.000Z
- Author: Kate Carruthers
- Tags: ideas, technology, telecommunications, #Migrated-1775015344493, #wp, #wp-post, #Import 2026-04-01 14:49

This from 2002: [Whirlpool News - Telstra to stop rolling out pair gain](http://whirlpool.net.au/article.cfm/989?ref=katecarruthers.com)

Many people (including me) are still suffering from this stupidity and cupidity of Telstra!

They knew pair gain was a cheap but ineffective way to roll out phone lines but they did it anyway. I think this bolsters arguments not to privatise them.

If this is how Telstra behaves when they are under government regulation what will they be like when they are free to do anything they want!