</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana, Arial">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">Originally posted by apsattv:<br /><strong> Well I can tell you it IS having some problems. As to how serious they are, only Optus will know that.<br /><br />But D1 as replacement, is still 6 months away.<br /><br />as I said Complete failure would mean Chaos for all optus customer.<br /><br />As for your comment Phill do you think Murdochs sitting on a pacfic island some place with a 30 meter dish beaming crap at B1 in effort to knock it out of orbit ;-) </strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana, Arial">You have been around for a while when the name Murdoch pops up anything is possible, Ohhhhhhhhh thats right if B1 failed would Murdoch take C1 No Fu.cking way. (No don't tell me it Hasn't got NZ Beams) So Yes I understand this Pre Emptive crap I was explained it about 5 years ago.<br />So what you're saying the poxy ABC and SBS channel + NZ fox TV is more important than Australia'a Use of a 50% owned Australia Satellite For an Australian Service.<br />About Your Comment about Murdoch sitting on an Island wiping the Bird out, I'm still laughing but you and I know what he is capable of.<br />Where's John Howard? I'm Emailing him about this. <img border="0" title="" alt="[Smile]" src="images/icons/default/smile.gif" />