Phil,<br /><br />Yup, that's the only way the consumer is guaranteed that both the companies will fight for their business.<br /><br />Until Optus came (then others) Telstra (then aka TELECOM) was the only Telco and we've been paying $10 for 3 minutes a phone call overseas!!!<br />Now it's 1 cent a minute to England, for example <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/default/wink.gif" /> <br /><br />Vlad...