* On Feb 14 14:35 Rod Speed wrote to David Drummond

PC>> Until this "Approved is better" assumption is crushed, 
PC>> gullible people will continue to accept it and pay hundreds 
PC>> of dollars more for nothing but a static number that means 
PC>> nothing but "I'm scarred of Austel"

DD>> I don't think anybody is suggesting "Approved is better",
DD>> rather "Approved is LEGAL".

DD>> A $12,000 fine may scar your wallet.

 RS> Corse there is the tiny matter of how likely that is too. When 
 RS> you dont actually get fined anything even remotely like that 
 RS> for far far worse stuff, its more than a tad unlikely. We 
 RS> happen to have decent legal system here, its not up to Austel 
 RS> to just say 'pay me $12K'

Yes, of course they would have to take you to court over it.  I guess they
will either make a scape-goat of someone soon, or the whole damn thing will
be deregulated.  The current situation is a bit of a farce.

David
 

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