House of Representatives Committees

| Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network

Footnotes

Chapter 1 Introduction

[1]       Telstra Corporation

[2]       This figure is correct as of 16 April 2012. Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 45.

[3]       The Shareholder Ministers are Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy and Senator the Hon Penny Wong, Minister for Finance and Deregulation.

[4]       The committee’s first reporting period included the six months from its establishment in early March 2011 to its reporting date of 31 August 2011.

[5]       Willunga is located 46 kilometres south of Adelaide (South Australia) with a population of approximately 2300.

Chapter 2 Performance Reporting

[1]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 3.

[2]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Cover Letter to Performance Report to 31 December 2011, dated 9 April 2012’, Submission 12, p. 3.

[3]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 3.

[4]       The KPIs were: 1) number of homes passed by the network, 2) homes connected to the network, and 3) services connected to the network in operation, for reference a) the projections in the business plan and b) actual results.

[5]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Cover Letter to Performance Report to 31 December 2011, dated 9 April 2012’, Submission 12, , p. 3.

[6]       Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice no. 16.

[7]       Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co Limited (NBN Co), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012; DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No.16.

[8]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, December 2010, p. 16.

[9]       Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 47.

[10]     The remaining assumption made in the NBN Co 2011-2013 Corporate Plan is ‘securing contracts with suppliers and construction contractors on competitive terms and conditions.’ Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 47 and NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 16.

[11]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 47-48.

[12]     Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 49.

[13]     Mr Harris, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 49.

[14]     Dr Tony Warren, Telstra Corporation (Telstra), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 34.

[15]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 34.

[16]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co Releases 12-month National Rollout plan, media release, 18 October.

[17]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co Releases 12-month National Rollout plan, media release, 18 October.

[18]     NBN Co, 2012, Three year rollout plan announced, media release, 29 March.

[19]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 4.

[20]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[21]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 49.

[22]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 9.

[23]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, December 2010, p. 15.

[24]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 9.

[25]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 9.

[26]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 10.

[27]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 11.

[28]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[29]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[30]     ‘Commonly referred to as 4G technology.’ NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, Glossary of Terms, p. 156.

[31]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[32]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, pp 12-13.

[33]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, pp 20-25.

[34]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[35]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 22.

[36]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 22.

[37]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, pp 20 and 22.

[38]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[39]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[40]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[41]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[42]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, December 2010, p. 135.

[43]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 20.

[44]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, pp 20 and 25.

[45]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 3.

[46]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 51.

[47]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 51.

[48]     JCNBN, November 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 124.

[49]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 7.

[50]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 7.

[51]     Mr Kieren Cooney, Chief Communications Officer, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[52]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 8.

[53]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[54]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[55]     NBN Co, 2012, Gold Coast chosen for NBN Co Customer Contact Centre, media release, 11 April .

[56]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 7.

[57]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 7.

[58]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[59]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 45-46.

[60]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[61]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[62]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 45.

[63]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[64]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 7.

[65]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 7.

[66]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 7.

[67]     Mr Matthew Hansen, Director, Corporate Services, Berrigan Shire Council, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 22-23

[68]     Mr Heath Michael, Director, Policy, Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 26-27.

[69]     Ms Teresa Corbin, Chief Executive Officer, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012,  p. 1.

[70]     Ms Corbin, ACCAN, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney 16 April 2012, p. 1.

[71]     ACCAN, Submission 11, p. 1.

[72]     ACCAN, Submission 11, p. 1.

[73]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 46.

[74]     Mr Alun Davies, NBN Coordinator, Regional Development Australian Northern Inland New South Wales (RDANI NSW), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 18.

[75]     Mr Jonathan Gadir, Senior Policy Adviser, ACCAN, Transcript of Evidence, 16 April 2012, Sydney, p. 2.

[76]     Mr Nathan Axelsson, Executive Officer, RDANI NSW, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 18.

[77]     Mr Matthew Lobb, Vodafone, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 10

[78]     Mr Matthew Lobb, Vodafone, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 10

[79]     JCNBN, August 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, Commonwealth of the Parliament of Australia, pp 20-21.

[80]     JCNBN, December 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, pp 31-32.

[81]     JCNBN, December 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 32.

[82]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 5.

[83]     JCNBN, August 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 22.

[84]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 4.

[85]     Mr Cooney, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 45.

Chapter 3 Regulatory and Pricing Issues

[1]       Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network (JCNBN), November 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 37.

[2]       The Telstra Agreement was negotiated between the Government, NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) and Telstra over a two year period. Under the NBN Co Corporate Plan, the Telstra Agreement was expected to be completed and approved by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission by 30 June 2011.

[3]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 6.

[4]       Gillard J (Prime Minister) and Conroy S (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy), 2012, ACCC final approval of structural separation of Telstra, joint media release, 28 February.

[5]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, December 2010, p. 19.

[6]       Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 7.

[7]       Recommendation 3 of the First Report also included the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) decision to increase the points of interconnect from 14 to 121. Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011.

[8]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 6.

[9]       JCNBN, November 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 46.

[10]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 6.

[11]     Mr Ed Willett, Commissioner and Chair, Communications Committee, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 68

[12]     Under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), before making a final determination, the ACCC must ‘prepare a draft determination in relation to an application for authorisation. The purpose of this draft determination is to test the ACCC’s views with the applicant and interested parties.’ ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

[13]     ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

[14]     ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May 2012.

[15]     ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

[16]     ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

[17]     ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

[18]     JCNBN, November 2011, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 46.

[19]     Conroy, S (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy), 2012, Turnbull adds lazy billions to Abbott’s budget woes, media release, 28 February.

[20]     Dr Tony Warren, Group Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, Telstra Corporation (Telstra), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 38.

[21]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 39.

[22]     Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Submission 11, p. 4.

[23]     The ACCC is required to undertake a public consultation process as part of its review of the NBN Co Special Access Undertaking (SAU). NBN Co, Special Access Undertaking Overview Paper, 5 December 2011, p. 1.

[24]     NBN Co, Special Access Undertaking Overview Paper, 5 December 2011, p. 3.

[25]     NBN Co, 2011, Bringing Broadband to Life, media release, 5 December; NBN Co, 2012, Special Access Undertaking, media release, 17 January.

[26]     The SAU includes the ‘key price and product aspects of access to NBN Co’s fibre, wireless and satellite networks’ as well as a number of ‘non-price terms and conditions.’ NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 106.

[27]     The Wholesale Broadband Agreement (WBA) outlines the contractual arrangements relating to NBN commercial service delivery by Retail Service Providers in line with broad provisions contained in the SAU. The SAU also ‘contains commitments in relation to changes to the WBA over time.’ NBN Co, Special Access Undertaking Overview Paper, 5 December 2011, p. 5

[28]     The original term of the WBA was for a period of five years.

[29]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 68.

[30]     Mr Matthew Lobb, General Manager, Industry, Strategy and Public Policy, Vodafone Hutchison Australia (Vodafone), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 10.

[31]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 70.

[32]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 68.

[33]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 69.

[34]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 8.

[35]     NBN Co, 2011, Wholesale Broadband Agreement, media release, 30 November.

[36]     NBN Co, 2011, Wholesale Broadband Agreement, media release, 30 November.

[37]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 70.

[38]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 70.

[39]     NBN Co, 2011, Wholesale Broadband Agreement, media release, 30 November.

[40]     Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 45.

[41]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 8.

[42]     Mr Matthew Lobb, Vodafone, Transcript of Evidence, 16 April 2012, p. 11.

[43]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 69.

[44]     Mr Willett, ACCC, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 70.

[45]     ACCAN, Submission 11, p. 3.

[46]     ACCAN, Submission 11, p. 3.

[47]     ACCAN, Submission 11, p. 3.

[48]     The Australian Industry Group (AIG) National CEO Survey ‘examined the level and nature of business investment in new technologies over the last three years. It also looked at how businesses are placed to take advantage of a national broadband network and online technologies.’ AIG, Submission 9, p. 2.

[49]     AIG, Submission 9, p. 2.

[50]     AIG, Submission 9, p. 2.

[51]     AIG, Submission 9, p. 1.

[52]     AIG, Submission 9, p. 1.

[53]     Mr Heath Michael, Director, Policy, Australian Retailers Association (ARA), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 27.

[54]     Mr Michael, ARA, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 27-28.

[55]     Mr Michael, ARA, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 29.

[56]     Mr Michael, ARA, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 29.

[57]     AIG, Submission 9, p. 3.

[58]     AIG, Submission 9, pp 3-4.

[59]     The Government’s response to the JCNBN First Report included information on SMEs as part of its response to the committee’s recommendation 4.

[60]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 13.

[61]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 13.

[62]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, pp 13-14.

[63]     Under the Competition and Consumer Act 2010 (Cth), the ACCC must ‘prepare a draft determination in relation to an application for authorisation before it makes a final determination. The purpose of this draft determination is to test the ACCC’s views with the applicant and interested parties.’ ACCC, 2012, ACCC Proposes to Authorise NBN Co/Optus HFC Subscriber Agreement, media release, 28 May.

Chapter 4 Contracting

[1]       Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network (JCNBN), December 2012, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, Parliament of the Commonwealth of Australia, p. 4.

[2]       NBN Co Limited (NBN Co), Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 57.

[3]       Department of Finance and Deregulation, Commonwealth Procurement Guidelines, 1 December 2008, para. 2.2.

[4]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 57.

[5]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 58.

[6]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 57.

[7]       NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[8]       Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Canberra, 5 July 2011, p. 19.

[9]       NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[10]     NBN Co, Submission 2.5, Answer to Question on Notice No. 9, Second Review of the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network, p. 15.

[11]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[12]     Roxon N (Attorney-General and Minister for Emergency Management), 2012, Review of NBN compliance with FOI, Parliament House, Canberra, media release, 16 April.

[13]     Commonwealth Authorities and Companies Regulations 1997, reg. 4.

[14]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1 Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[15]     Department of Finance and Deregulation, Commonwealth Government Business Enterprise Governance and Oversight Guidelines, October 2011, para 1.8.

[16]     NBN Co, Submission 2.5, Answer to Question on Notice No. 9, JCNBN, Second Review, p. 15.

[17]     NBN Co, Submission 2.5, Answer to Question on Notice No. 9, JCNBN, Second Review, p. 15.

[18]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Canberra, 5 July 2011, p. 19.

[19]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co & Silcar reach agreement to deliver value-for-money fibre rollout, media release, 1 June.

[20]     NBN Co, Answer to Question on Notice: Question No 346, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings, February 2012.

[21]     Values of the awarded contracts were collected from a variety of media releases, reports to parliamentary committees and other public statements.

[22]     NBN Co, Submission 2.5, Answer to Question on Notice No. 17, JCNBN, Second Review, p. 21.

[23]     NBN Co, Submission 2.5, Answer to Question on Notice No. 17, JCNBN, Second Review, p. 21.

[24]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 May 2011, p. 4.

[25]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 May 2011, p. 11.

[26]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Canberra, 13 October 2011, p. 5.

[27]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Canberra, 13 October 2011, p. 5.

[28]     Where ‘unknown’ is indicated, searches on the public record were conducted for this information. This information was not found.

[29]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 10.

[30]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN South Australia and Northern Territory construction contracts signed, media release, 14 November.

[31]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN fibre rollout to begin in WA, Vic as construction contracts signed, media release, 6 September.

[32]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN fibre rollout to begin in WA, Vic as construction contracts signed, media release, 6 September.

[33]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co & Silcar reach agreement to deliver value-for-money fibre rollout, media release, 1 June.

[34]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co & Silcar reach agreement to deliver value-for-money fibre rollout, media release, 1 June.

[35]     Shareholder Ministers ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 10.

[36]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co selects fixed wireless network partner for med-2012 service start, media release, 1 June.

[37]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co acquires AUSTAR spectrum for rural and regional network, media release, 17 February.

[38]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co selects fixed wireless network partner for med-2012 service start, media release, 1 June.

[39]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co acquires AUSTAR spectrum for rural and regional network, media release, 17 February.

[40]     NBN Co, 2012, NBN Co selects Space Systems/Loral for communications satellites, media release, 8 February.

[41]     Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Transcript of Evidence, Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Canberra, 14 February 2012, p. 196.

[42]     NBN Co, Answers to Question on Notice: Question No 302, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings, February 2012.

[43]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Canberra, 13 October 2011, pp 4-5.

[44]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Canberra, 14 February 2012, pp 177-178.

[45]     NBN Co, 2012, ‘RFP: Power Managed Services Partner’, <www.nbnco.com.au>, viewed 22 May 2012.

[46]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 May 2011, p. 4.

[47]     NBN Co, 2012, ‘Awarded tenders’ <www.nbnco.com.au>, viewed 22 May 2012.

[48]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, pp 12 and 30.

[49]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 11.

[50]     NBN Co, Answer to Question on Notice: Question No. 346, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings, February 2012.

[51]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 30.

[52]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[53]     NBN Co, Answer to Questions on Notice No 347, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings of February 2012.

[54]     NBN Co, Answer to Questions on Notice No 349, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings of February 2012.

[55]     NBN Co, Answer to Questions on Notice No 348, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearings of February 2012.

[56]     Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Submission 3.3, Answer to Question on Notice No. 7.1, Second Review of the JCNBN, p. 5.

[57]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 10, p. 5.

[58]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

[59]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 10, p. 5.

[60]     Barker G and Ramli D, 2012, ‘China’s Huawei banned from NBN ‘ Australian Financial Review, 24 March.

[61]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 May 2011, p. 11.

[62]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 10, p. 5

[63]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 10, p. 5.

[64]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 10, p. 5.

[65]     Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 24 October 2011, p. 12.

[66]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 13, p. 2.

Chapter 5 Services in Regional and Remote Australia

[1]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 69.

[2]       NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 69.

[3]       Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband and Communications and the Digital Economy, ‘National Press Club Address’, 13 December 2011.

[4]       The committee held a public hearing with witnesses from Onkaparinga City Council, Willunga Business and Tourism Association, Tatachilla Lutheran College, and a local small business, Office & Image.

[5]       NBN Co, 2011, National Broadband Network goes live in Willunga, media release, 16 September.

[6]       NBN Co, 2011, National Broadband Network goes live in Willunga, media release, 16 September.

[7]       NBN Co, 2011, National Broadband Network goes live in Willunga, media release, 16 September.

[8]       Mr Thomas Herbert Laing, Secretary, Willunga Business and Tourism Association, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 7.

[9]       Mrs Lesley Bakker, Proprietor, Office & Image, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 12.

[10]     Mr Mark Dowd, Chief Executive Officer, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 2.

[11]     Mr Dowd, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 2.

[12]     Mr Dowd, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 2.

[13]     Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, (DBCDE), 2011, ‘National Digital Economy Strategy: Government Services’ <www.nbn.gov.au>, viewed 7 May 2012.

[14]     DBCDE, ‘Digital Local Government program’, <www.dbcde.gov.au>, viewed 7 May 2012.

[15]     DBCDE, ‘Digital Local Government program – synopsis of round one projects’, <www.dbcde.gov.au>, viewed 7 May 2012.

[16]     DBCDE ‘Digital Local Government program – synopsis of round one projects’, <www.dbcde.gov.au>, viewed 7 May 2012.

[17]     Mr Brian Hales, Economic Development Advisor, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 4.

[18]     Allen Consulting Group, Quantifying the economic gains of getting more Australian households online, November 2010, pp 36–38.

[19]     Mr Dowd, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 1.

[20]     Mr Dowd, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 1; Mr Laing, Willunga Business and Tourism Association, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 7.

[21]     Mr Dowd, City of Onkaparinga, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 1.

[22]     Conroy, S (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) 2011, Call for Applications for Digital Economy Initiatives, media release, Parliament House, Canberra, 8 September.

[23]     Mr Laing, Willunga Business and Tourism Association, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 7.

[24]     Mr Laing, Willunga Business and Tourism Association, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, p. 7.

[25]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 95.

[26]     NBN Co, 2012, Fibre Servicing Area Scheduling Rules, 30 April 2012, <www.nbnco.com.au>, viewed 9 May 2012.

[27]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co selects fixed wireless network partner for mid-2012 service start, media release, 1 June.

[28]     Mr Matthew Hansen, Director, Corporate Services, Berrigan Shire Council, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 24.

[29]     Mr Mike Quigley, Chief Executive Officer, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 50.

[30]     NBN Co, 2011, First communities for NBN fixed wireless service unveiled, media release, 3 August.

[31]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 12.

[32]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 28.

[33]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co selects fixed wireless network partner for mid-2012 service start, media release, 1 June.

[34]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 9.

[35]     NBN Co, 2012, Wireless Trial Agreement,  <www.nbnco.com.au> viewed 29 February 2012.

[36]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 26.

[37]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 13.

[38]     NBN Co, 2012, NBN Co selects Space Systems/Loral for communications satellites, media release, 8 February.

[39]     NBN Co, Answers to Questions on Notice: Question No 285, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearing, February 2012.

[40]     NBN Co, Answers to Questions on Notice: Question No 285, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearing, February 2012.

[41]     NBN Co, Answers to Questions on Notice: Question No 285, Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications, Additional Estimates Hearing, February 2012.

[42]     Mr Jonathan Gadir, Senior Policy Adviser, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN), Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 4.

[43]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 21.

[44]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 13.

[45]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[46]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Senate Environment and Communications Legislation Committee, Canberra, 14 February 2012, p. 174.

[47]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 56.

[48]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 52.

[49]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 57.

[50]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answers to Questions on Notice No. 15, p. 7.

[51]     International Telecommunications Union, Constitution, Article 1(2).

[52]     Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 63.

[53]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[54]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[55]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 53.

[56]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 64.

[57]     NBN Co, Submission 15, Answer to Question on Notice No. 2, p. 2.

[58]     NBN Co, Submission 15, Answer to Question on Notice No. 3. p. 3.

[59]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 53-54.

[60]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 65.

[61]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April.

[62]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 15, p. 7.

[63]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[64]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April.

[65]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April.

[66]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April.

[67]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April.

[68]     Mr Michael Wilson, Director, M&S Consultants Pty Ltd, Transcript of Evidence, Broken Hill, 27 July 2011, p. 12.

[69]     NBN Co, 2012, NBN satellite network extends to the outback, media release, 10 May.

[70]     NBN Co, 2012, NBN satellite network extends to the outback, media release, 10 May.

[71]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April; NBN Co, 2012, NBN satellite network extends to the outback, media release, 10 May.

[72]     NBN Co, 2012, NSW Far South Coast enters space age, media release, 19 April; NBN Co, 2012, NBN satellite network extends to the outback, media release, 10 May.

[73]     NBN Co, Submission 15.2, Answer to Question on Notice No. 15, p. 7.

[74]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 28.

[75]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 12.

[76]     Mr Gadir, ACCAN, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 6.

[77]     Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, announced in an opening statement at the Budget Estimates hearing of the Senate Standing Committee on Environment and Communications on 24 May 2012 that the eligibility criteria for the ISS would be expanded. The expanded criteria will extend the eligibility of the ISS to approximately 250 schools, 800 health clinics and 200 local government facilities.

[78]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, p. 1.

[79]     State Government of Victoria, Submission to the Regional Telecommunications Review, December 2011, p. 20.

[80]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, pp 1-2.

[81]     NBN Co, 2011, First communities for NBN fixed wireless service unveiled, media release, 3 August.

[82]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, p. 1.

[83]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, p. 2.

[84]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 59.

[85]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1 Answer to Question on Notice No. 11, p. 1.

[86]     NBN Co, Submission 15.1 Answer to Question on Notice No. 11, p. 1.

[87]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 59.

[88]     Mr Quigley, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 59.

[89]     Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’ Submission 12, p. 9.

[90]     Australian Government, February 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network First Report on 31 August 2011, p. 26.

[91]     Mr Nathan Axelsson, Executive Officer, Regional Development Australia Northern Inland NSW, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 18.

[92]     Mr Hansen, Berrigan Shire Council, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 22; Mayor of Redland City Council, Submission 7; Mr Paul Andrejic, Business Manager, Tatachilla Lutheran College, Transcript of Evidence, Willunga, 30 April 2012, pp 15-18.

[93]     Mr Hansen, Berrigan Shire Council, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 22.

[94]     NBN Co, ‘Network Extension Quote Method for Tasmanian Trial’, <www.nbnco.com.au >, viewed 7 May 2012.

[95]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 6.

[96]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 6.

[97]     Australian Government, April 2012, Response to the Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network Second Report on 24 November 2011, p. 6.

[98]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, pp 1-2.

[99]     DBCDE, Submission 3.1, Answer to Question on Notice No. 12, pp 1-2.

Chapter 6 Private Equity Funding and Telstra Workforce Issues

[1]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 30 June 2011’, Submission 19 to the Second Review by JCNBN, p. 5.

[2]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, p. 22.

[3]       Shareholder Ministers, ‘Performance Report to 31 December 2011’, Submission 12, ‘Financials (unaudited)’, p. 22.

[4]       Joint Committee on the National Broadband Network (JCNBN), Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, August 2011, pp 54-55.

[5]       JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, August 2011, p. 55.

[6]       JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 73.

[7]       McKinsey & Company/KPMG, Implementation Study, May 2010 <www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/national_broadband_network/national_broadband_network_implementation_study>.

[8]       Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy (DBCDE), Submission 3.3, Second Review of the JCNBN, Answers to Questions on Notice Nos 6.3-6.4, p. 2.

[9]       JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 74.

[10]     DBCDE, Submission 3.3, Second Review of JCNBN, Answers to Questions on Notice Nos 6.3-6.4, p. 2.

[11]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network, Second Report, November 2011, p. iv.

[12]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[13]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 9.

[14]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 9.

[15]     DBCDE, Submission 10, pp 9-10.

[16]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[17]     Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 50.

[18]     McKinsey & Company/KPMG, Implementation Study, May 2010, p. 41—quoted by DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[19]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[20]     Mr Peter Harris, Secretary, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 49.

[21]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[22]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[23]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[24]     McKinsey & Company/KPMG, Implementation Study, May 2010, p. 41—quoted by DBCDE, Submission 10, pp. 11-12.

[25]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[26]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 10.

[27]     DBCDE, Submission 10, pp. 10-11.

[28]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[29]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[30]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[31]     Australian Government, Statement of Expectations, 20 December 2010—the Statement of Expectations provides an outline of the Government’s policy implementation objectives for the NBN, as well as its response to the Implementation Study.

[32]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[33]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 141.

[34]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[35]     Mr Harris, DBCDE, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 50.

[36]     Mr Mike Quigley, CEO, NBN Co, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 50.

[37]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 141.

[38]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 141.

[39]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 24.

[40]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 142.

[41]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 24.

[42]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 24.

[43]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 142.

[44]     Mr Quigley, Transcript of Evidence, 16 April 2012, p. 47.

[45]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 11.

[46]     NBN Co, Corporate Plan 2011-2013, p. 142.

[47]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 34.

[48]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co and Telstra Sign Binding Definitive Agreements, media release, 23 June.

[49]     Conroy S (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) and Wong P (Minister for Finance and Deregulation), 2012, Definitive agreements between NBN Co and Telstra come into force, media release, 7 March.

[50]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, August 2011, p. vi.

[51]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 49.

[52]     The RFD came into force when NBN Co’s Binding Definitive Agreements with Telstra commenced on 7 March 2012, DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 4.

[53]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. iv.

[54]     NBN Co, 2011, NBN Co and Telstra Sign Binding Definitive Agreements, media release, 23 June.

[55]     Conroy S (Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy) and Wong P (Minister for Finance and Deregulation), 2012, Definitive agreements between NBN Co and Telstra come into force, media release, 7 March.

[56]     DBCDE, Submission 3.2, Second Review of the JCNBN, Answer to Question on Notice No. 9, p. 1.

[57]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[58]     Dr Tony Warren, Group Managing Director, Corporate Affairs, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 33. Telstra advised the committee that it has a training budget of $46 million per annum, Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 4, p. 2.

[59]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 4.

[60]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 4.

[61]     DBCDE, Submission 10, pp. 4-5.

[62]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[63]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 7, p. 4.

[64]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 32.

[65]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 33.

[66]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[67]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 40.

[68]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 41.

[69]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[70]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[71]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[72]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 6, p. 3.

[73]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 6, p. 3.

[74]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 33.

[75]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 6, p. 1.

[76]     Mr James Shaw, Director, Government Relations, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 35.

[77]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 3, p. 2.

[78]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 1, p. 1.

[79]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp 35-36.

[80]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 1, p. 1.

[81]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 4, p. 2.

[82]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, pp. 36-37.

[83]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 32.

[84]     DBCDE, Submission 3.5, Second Review of the JCNBN, Answer to Question on Notice No. 5, p. 5.

[85]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 6.

[86]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[87]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[88]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 5.

[89]     JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: Second Report, November 2011, p. 49.

[90]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 5, p. 3.

[91]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[92]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[93]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[94]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[95]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[96]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 7.

[97]     DBCDE, Submission 10, p. 8.

[98]     Dr Warren, Telstra, Transcript of Evidence, Sydney, 16 April 2012, p. 33.

[99]     Telstra, Submission 14, Answer to Question on Notice No. 3, p. 2.

[100]   JCNBN, Review of the Rollout of the National Broadband Network: First Report, August 2011, p. xviii.

[101]   Australian Government, Response to the Committee’s First Report of 31 August 2011, February 2012, pp 19-21.

Dissenting Report by Coalition Members and Senators

[1]       http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/opinion/nbns-access-plan-is-set-to-be-rejected-by-regulator/story-e6frg9io-1226401686397

[2]       http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/take-up-rate-claims-misleading/story-e6frgaif-1226383973431

[3]       http://www.telstra.com.au/bigpond-internet/national-broadband-network/faqs/

[4]       http://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/in-depth/nbn-pre-poll-rollout-tilted-to-labor-seats/story-e6frgaif-1226383981350

[5]       http://www.nbnco.com.au/getting-connected/service-providers/network-rollout.html

[6]       http://www.crn.com.au/News/305647,nbn-co-cuts-ties-with-fujitsu-over-greenfield-delays.aspx

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