House of Representatives Committees

| Joint Standing Committee on the National Broadband Network

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Review of the rollout of the National Broadband Network (Third Report)

25 June 2012

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Preliminary Pages	(PDF 122KB)

Chapter 1 Introduction	(PDF 60KB)
Background Committee’s Role Reporting Timetable About the Review Conduct Inspection Report Outline

Chapter 2 Performance Reporting	(PDF 187KB)
Background Key Features of the Performance Report Key Performance Indicators Benchmarking National Broadband Network Rollout Progress National Broadband Network Rollout Progress Fibre Network Fixed Wireless Network Satellite Network Key Milestones Achieved Current NBN Rollout Progress NBN Co Limited Financial Result Community Consultation Addressing the Information Gap Public Engagement Activities Ongoing Community and Industry Concern Additional Issues Timeframe for Receipt of Performance Report Concluding Comments NBN Co Financial Result Community Consultation Public Engagement Activities NBN Co Website Delay of Receiving Review Information

Chapter 3 Regulatory and Pricing Issues	(PDF 146KB)
Introduction Binding Definitive Agreements with Telstra and Optus Telstra’s Structural Separation Undertaking and Draft Migration Plan Timeframe for Completion NBN Rollout Progress since Telstra Agreement Approval Optus Agreement Future Use of Remaining Copper Network Other NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking Recourse to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Special Access Undertaking Terms and Conditions 30-year Term of Special Access Undertaking Wholesale Broadband Agreement Bundling and Pricing of Services Consumer Protection Additional Matters Concluding Comments Telstra’s Remaining Copper Network Optus Agreement NBN Co’s Special Access Undertaking Wholesale Broadband Agreement Small Business e-Readiness Other

Chapter 4 Contracting	(PDF133KB)
Introduction Procurement, Tenders and Contracts Tender Processes Contracts Awarded Construction Tenders Suspension of Construction Tender Process Fibre Fixed Wireless Contracts Satellite Contracts Other Issues Causes and Costs of Delays Online Tender Registry Australian Companies Contracts Awarded to Australian-Controlled Companies Network Security Concluding Comments Tender Registry Network Security

Chapter 5 Services in Regional and Remote Australia	(PDF 726KB)
Fibre Case Study: Willunga, South Australia Strategies of Local Government Business Opportunities Customer Support in Transition Fixed Wireless Services Rollout Progress Trial Phase Satellite Access Service Infrastructure Orbital Slot Allocation Gateway Segment/Ground Stations Infrastructure on Premises Interim Satellite Service Telephony, Broadband and Black Spots Maintenance and Upgrades Extending the Fibre Footprint Concluding Comments Connection Difficulties Fixed Wireless Services Terminology Reliability of Satellite Signals Take Up of the Interim Satellite Service Telephony, Broadband and Black Spots Maintenance Works Extending the Fibre Footprint

Chapter 6 Private Equity Funding and Telstra Workforce Issues	(PDF 211KB)
Introduction Private Equity Funding First and Second Reports Current Report Existing Legislative Framework Policy Rationale and Cost/Benefit Private Equity Funding Timeframe Debt Financing Concluding Comments Telstra Workforce Issues First and Second Reports Current Report Telstra Retraining Funding Deed Telstra Training Plan Job Offshoring Consultation Reporting Requirements under the Retraining Funding Deed National Broadband Network Employment Projections Concluding Comments

Dissenting Report by Coalition Members and Senators	(PDF 69KB)
NBN’s Special Access Undertaking and Wholesale Broadband Agreements Recommendations Migration to the NBN Recommendations Rollout of the NBN Recommendations Advertising on the NBN Recommendations

Appendix A – Submissions and Exhibits	(PDF 17KB)

Appendix B – Hearings and Witnesses	(PDF 47KB)
Monday, 16 April 2012 - Sydney Monday, 30 April 2012 – Willunga, South Australia