Footnotes

Glossary

[1]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Australian Broadband Guarantee', www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/australian_broadband_guarantee (accessed 11 May 2010); Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, 'Threshold service speeds to double under the Australian Broadband Guarantee', Media release, 10 May 2010, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/043 (accessed 13 May 2010).

Chapter One

[1]        Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network, Third Report, 26 November 2009 ('Third Report'), Recommendation 12, www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/broadband_ctte/third_report/report.pdf.

[2]        A fuller overview of the historical context of the inquiry is contained in the Third Report, pp 1–4.

[3]        The Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Senate, 'Draft Legislation Released for NBN Co Operations', Joint media release, 24 February 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/011, accessed 17 April 2010.

[4]        Request for Expression of Interest for Provision of Lead Advisory Services relating to the Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network (REOI), 24 April 2009, p. 7. See Third Report, pp 32–33, [3.15]–[3.18].

[5]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 63.

[6]        James Chessell, 'Conroy to show his hand on national broadband network', The Australian, 25 March 2010, www.theaustralian.com.au/business/conroy-to-show-his-hand-on-national-broadband-network/story-e6frg8zx-1225844965288, accessed 28 April 2010. See also the Hon Stephen Conroy MP, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Address to CommsDay Summit 2010', Sydney, 20 April 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/speeches/2010/006, accessed 28 April 2010.

[7]        The Hon. Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Senator the Hon Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Landmark study confirms NBN vision is achievable and affordable', Joint media release, 6 May 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/040 (accessed 6 May 2010).

Chapter Two - The Implementation Study

[1]        Third Report, November 2009, pp 32–34.

[2]        See Third Report, November 2009, p. 34, [3.24]–[3.26].

[3]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 63

[4]        The Hon. Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Landmark study confirms NBN vision is achievable and affordable', Joint media release, 6 May 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/040 (accessed 6 May 2010).

[5]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, p. i.

[6]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, pp i–ii.

[7]        Third Report, November 2009, p. 66 [6.18].

[8]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, p. i.

[9]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Address to CommsDay Summit 2010', Sydney, 20 April 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/speeches/2010/006 (accessed 28 April 2010).

[10]      Mr Kevin Morgan, 'Time for more disclosure on NBN pricing', Communications Day, 28 April 2010, p. 6.

[11]      Mr Michael Quigley, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 56.

[12]      Michael Quigley, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 56.

[13]      The paragraph was inserted following the tabling of the committee's Third Report, 26 November 2009.

[14]      The Hon. Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Landmark study confirms NBN vision is achievable and affordable', Joint media release, 6 May 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/040 (accessed 6 May 2010).

[15]      The Hon. Lindsay Tanner, Minister for Finance and Deregulation and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Landmark study confirms NBN vision is achievable and affordable', Joint media release, 6 May 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/040 (accessed 6 May 2010).

[16]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, pp 8 and17.

[17]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 346.

[18]      Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122.

[19]      Mr Kevin Morgan, 'So what can you buy for $43b?', Communications Day, 7 May 2010, pp 6–7.

[20]      Mr Grahame Lynch, 'Implementation Study's bullish forecasts rest on heroic assumptions about price, uptake', Communications Day, 7 May 2010, p. 5.

[21]      Mr Grahame Lynch, 'Implementation Study's bullish forecasts rest on heroic assumptions about price, uptake', Communications Day, 7 May 2010, pp 4–5.

[22]      Mr Grahame Lynch, 'Implementation Study's bullish forecasts rest on heroic assumptions about price, uptake', Communications Day, 7 May 2010, pp 4–5.

[23]      Third Report, November 2009, p. 18 (footnotes omitted).

[24]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 233.

[25]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 233.

[26]      Professor Henry Ergas, 'A critique of the NBN Implementation Study', Communications Day, 10 May 2010, p. 7.

[27]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 275.

[28]      The committee's Third Report discussed the OPEL proposal in further detail, and also stated the committee's concern that, if it had been allowed to proceed, the OPEL solution would have almost been fully deployed back in November 2009 seeing 1.5 million premises in Australia receiving upgraded wireless solutions from those that they presently have: Third Report, November 2009, p. 26.

[29]      Mr Grahame Lynch, 'Implementation Study shines light on the remaining 10%...is Opel 2.0 on the way?', Communications Day, 7 May 2010, pp 5–6.

[30]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 361.

[31]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, p. 9.

[32]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 362.

[33]      See chapter 3 below.

[34]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, p. 9.

[35]      See chapter 3.

[36]      Professor Henry Ergas, 'A critique of the NBN Implementation Study', Communications Day, 10 May 2010, pp 7–8.

Chapter Three - Progress on the Mainland

[1]        NBN Co Ltd, 'NBN Co announces "first release" sites for high-speed network', Press release, 2 March 2010.

[2]        NBN Co Ltd, 'NBN Co announces "first release" sites for high-speed network', Press release, 2 March 2010.

[3]        NBN Co Ltd, 'NBN Co announces "first release" sites for high-speed network', Press release, 2 March 2010.

[4]        NBN Co Ltd, 'NBN Co announces "first release" sites for high-speed network', Press release, 2 March 2010.

[5]        NBN Co Ltd, 'NBN Co announces "first release" sites for high-speed network', Press release, 2 March 2010.

[6]        Mr David Lynch, Manager, Economic Development and Strategic Projects, Townsville City Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 3.

[7]        Mr Brian Hales, Group Manager, Economic Development, City of Onkaparinga, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 4.

[8]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 45.

[9]        NBN Co, answer to question on notice, 15 April 2010 (received 11 May 2010), p. 1.

[10]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 46.

[11]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 54.

[12]      Mr Bryan Whittaker, Director, Engineering and Works and Assistant General Manager, Kiama Municipal Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 11.

[13]      Mr David Lynch, Economic Development and Strategic Projects, Townsville City Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 7.

[14]      Mr Brian Hales, Group Manager, Economic Development, City of Onkaparinga, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 10.

[15]      Mr David Lynch, Economic Development and Strategic Projects, Townsville City Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 3.

[16]      Mr Brian Hales, Group Manager, Economic Development, City of Onkaparinga, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 4.

[17]      Mr David Steller, Director, Engineering and Works, Armidale Dumaresq Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne 14 April 2010, p. 2. See also, Mr Bryan Whittaker, Kiama Municipal Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 2.

[18]      Mr Bryan Whittaker, Director, Engineering and Works and Assistant General Manager, Kiama Municipal Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 3.

[19]      Mr David Lynch, Economic Development and Strategic Projects, Townsville City Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 6.

[20]      Mr David Lynch, Economic Development and Strategic Projects, Townsville City Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 6.

[21]      Third Report, p. 51, [4.42].

[22]      Third Report, pp 51–52, [4.42]–[4.45].

[23]      Dr Ross Kelso and Mr Peter Downey, Chair, Sydney Cables Downunder, Submission 124, p. 1.

[24]      Mr Petroc Wilton, 'NBN Co plans to use power companies' access infrastructure: no need for Telstra ducts?', Communications Day, 26 March 2010, p. 1.

[25]      Third Report, p. 52, [4.46].

[26]      National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010, cl 67.

[27]      Mr Stephen Gow, Director, Planning and Environmental Services, Armidale Dumaresq Council, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 13.

[28]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 25.

[29]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, pp 362–363.

[30]      See Telecommunications Act 1997, Schedule 3, cl 1.

[31]      Telecommunications Act 1997, Schedule 3, cl 6(3).

[32]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, '6,000km regional broadband backbone for National Broadband Network', Press Release, 4 December 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/109, accessed 19 April 2010.

[33]      Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, '6,000km regional broadband backbone for National Broadband Network', Press Release, 4 December 2009.

[34]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 123, Attachment A, p. 1.

[35]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 123, Attachment A, p. 1.

[36]      Dr William Glasson AO, Chair, Regional Telecommunications Independent Review, Submission 120, p. 3.

[37]      Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee, Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee Report 2008: Framework for the future, September 2008, Chapter 2.5.

[38]      Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee, Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee Report 2008: Framework for the future, September 2008, p. 225.

[39]      Third Report, p. 17, Recommendation 1.

[40]      Dr William Glasson AO, Chair, Regional Telecommunications Independent Review, Submission 120, p. 4.

[41]      See also Recommendations 1.2.1–1.9.1 and 2.4.2–2.5.6 of the Regional Telecommunications Independent Review Committee Report 2008: Framework for the future, September 2008, pp XV–XVIII, which all recommend coordination to better enhance the delivery of communications infrastructure to regional and remote areas.

Chapter Four - Product offering and network architecture

[1]        In its Third Report, the committee described in detail its concerns about, and the implications of, the absence of any cost benefit analysis having been undertaken: Third Report, November 2009, pp 64–66, [6.8]–[6.18]. See also the discussion in chapter 2, above.

[2]        Third Report, November 2009, p. 66, [6.18].

[3]        Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, pp 1–2.

[4]        Business Council of Australia, Submission 107, p. 4.

[5]        Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 1.

[6]        Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 1.

[7]        Mr Michael Quigley, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 58.

[8]        Mr Michael Quigley, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 59.

[9]        Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 65.

[10]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Chapter 2, p. 56.

[11]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Chapter 2, pp 56–131.

[12]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co consultation paper: proposed wholesale fibre bitstream products, December 2009, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/NBN001_concept_paper_final.pdf.

[13]      Backhaul services are the data carriage services provided over high-speed, high-capacity fibre lines, which carry aggregated network traffic between a PoI and a centralised or 'core' part of the network, for example an Internet Service Provider's data centre.

[14]      Ms Christy Boyce, Head of Industry Engagement, NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co Industry Consultation Session, Melbourne, 1 February 2010,

[15]      There are a number of 'layers' of service which combine to provide the communications and computer services delivered across a broadband network. The architectural decisions on the NBN have been made with reference to what is known as the Open System Interconnection (OSI) Reference Model. This Model divides network architecture into seven layers. At the bottom (Layer 1) is the passive infrastructure – the 'dark fibre' which is sometimes referred to as the 'dumb fibre'. Layer 2 (otherwise known as the link or active layer of the network) involves active electronic components that add intelligence to the dumb fibre of Layer 1. More specifically, these components encode and decode packets of information into 'bits' and transmit ('carry') the bits across the fibre using an ethernet connection. In the context of the NBN, this Layer 2 service is known as an 'ethernet bitstream service'. Layer 3 is the Network layer which creates paths for transmitting data from node to node. It includes services for switching, routing and forwarding packets of information between nodes. The higher layers (Layers 4–7) add further 'value', ultimately resulting in the provision (at Layer 7) of application services such as email and internet browsing applications with which an end user interfaces.

[16]      A Point of Interconnect (PoI) is a connection point that allows a Retail Service Provider (RSP) or a Wholesale Service Providers (WSP) to connect its network, transport (eg backhaul) and/or application and content services (eg email) to NBN Co's access capability. That is, the Point of Interconnect is the point at which an RSP or WSP can access the wholesale data transmission services that NBN Co provides from the PoI to an end users' premises.

[17]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co response to industry submissions – proposed wholesale fibre bitstream products, March 2010, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/NBN_Co_response_to_consultation_submissions.pdf.

[18]      See footnote 17 above for an explanation of what is an ethernet bitstream service.

[19]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co response to industry submissions – proposed wholesale fibre bitstream products, March 2010, p. 17, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/NBN_Co_response_to_consultation_submissions.pdf.

[20]      'Quality of Service' refers to the extent to which a certain level of network performance (ie data flow across the network) can be guaranteed. It is about the predictability of service delivery and a wide range of networking technologies and techniques are involved. Specific criteria of measurement include availability, bandwidth, latency and error rates.

[21]      IP multicast is a way of transmitting, in a single transmission, Internet Protocol (IP) datagrams (ie packets of information) to a number of recipients. One present application is the streaming of media applications (eg Pay-TV) over the internet, the advantage being that multiple end users can be serviced in a single transmission from the retail service provider.

[22]      Point to Point technology would see every premises allocated a dedicated fibre. In the GPON alternative, a single optical fibre is 'split' into multiple strands so it can be utilised for multiple premises. The premises then share the bandwidth available on the fibre. The committee's Third Report contains more detail on the relative merits of GPON and Point-to-Point technology: Third Report, November 2009, pp 12–13.

[23]      The Hon. Kevin Rudd, MP, Prime Minister, the Hon Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer, the Hon Lindsay Tanner MP, Finance Minister, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint Press Release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022, accessed 24 April 2010.

[24]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 50.

[25]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 50.

[26]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 51.

[27]      Professor Walter Green, Director, Communications Experts Group Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 70.

[28]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 16.

[29]      Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Economic Regulation, Optus, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 47.

[30]      Mr Michael Cosgrave, Communications Group General Manager, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 63.

[31]      Ms Rosemary Sinclair, Chair, Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 11.

[32]      Ms Rosemary Sinclair, Chair, Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 17.

[33]      Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 2. Provisions of the exposure draft legislation (the 'NBN Co legislation') are discussed in detail in chapter 5.

[34]      Internet Society of Australia, Submission 118, p. 4.

[35]      Mr Tony Hill, President, ISOC-AU, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 4.

[36]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, pp 427–428.

[37]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co response to industry submissions – proposed wholesale fibre bitstream products, March 2010, p. 17, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/NBN_Co_response_to_consultation_submissions.pdf, accessed 24 April 2010.

[38]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co response to industry submissions – proposed wholesale fibre bitstream products, March 2010, p. 17, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/NBN_Co_response_to_consultation_submissions.pdf, accessed 24 April 2010.

[39]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, Response to NBN Co Consultation Paper: Proposed Wholesale Fibre Bitstream Product, 12 February 2010, p. 8, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/Companies/Telstra.pdf, accessed 24 March 2010.

[40]      WTO Negotiating Group on Basic Telecommunications, Reference Paper, 24 April 1996, available at www.wto.org/english/news_e/pres97_e/refpap-e.htm.

[41]      For example, the bilateral Free Trade Agreements concluded with the United States, Singapore, Chile, and ASEAN and New Zealand, all include specific chapters in respect of telecommunications services. See, generally, www.dfat.gov.au/trade/ftas.html.

[42]      See Article 2 of the WTO Telecommunications Reference Paper, Article 12.11 of the Australia-United States FTA; Article 9.7 of the Singapore-Australia FTA; Article 11.10 of the Australia-Chile FTA; and Article 6 of the Annex on Telecommunications to Chapter 8 of the Agreement Establishing the ASEAN–Australia–New Zealand Free Trade Area.

[43]      Telstra Corporation Ltd, Response to NBN Co Consultation Paper: Proposed Wholesale Fibre Bitstream Product, 12 February 2010, p. 8, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Response_to_Industry_Submissions/Companies/Telstra.pdf, accessed 24 March 2010.

[44]      Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, p. 7.

[45]      Professor Walter Green, Director, Communications Experts Group Pty Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 72.

[46]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 333.

[47]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 334.

[48]      Third Report, p. 52.

[49]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 43.

[50]      The Communications Alliance is a peak policy development organisation for the telecommunications industry. Its membership is comprised of service providers, vendors, consultants and suppliers.

[51]      Australian Competition and Consumer Alliance, Submission 121, p. 5.

[52]      Ms Teresa Corbin, Deputy CEO, ACCAN, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 35.

[53]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 43.

[54]      For example, Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, pp 5–8.

[55]      AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, Submission 116, p. 1.

[56]      For example, Mr John de Ridder, Principal, De Ridder Consulting Pty Ltd, Submission 113, pp 4–5; Mr Paul Budde, Managing Director, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 2; Indigenous Remote Communications Association, Submission 110, p. 1; Communications Law Centre, UTS, Submission 111, pp 1–3; Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Submission 112, p. 23, Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, p. 5.

[57]      For example, Mr John de Ridder, Principal, De Ridder Consulting Pty Ltd, Submission 113, pp 4–5; Mr Paul Budde, Managing Director, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 2; Indigenous Remote Communications Association, Submission 110, p. 1; Communications Law Centre, UTS, Submission 111, pp 1–3; Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Submission 112, p. 23, Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, p. 5.

[58]      For example, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 3.

[59]      For example, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 5; Northern Territory Government, Submission 123, p. 1.

[60]      For example, Mr Allan Horsley, Submission 108, p. 5; Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU), Submission 118, p. 5.

[61]      Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, p. 5.

[62]      The Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Terms of engagement agreed between Telstra and NBN Co', Press release, 18 December 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/117, accessed 29 April 2010.

[63]      Mr Mitchell Bingemann, 'Telstra fight for compensation over NBN rollout far from over', The Australian, 19 March 2010, www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/telstra-fight-for-compensation-over-nbn-rollout-far-from-over/story-e6frg9hx-1225842759445, accessed 28 April 2010.

[64]      Quoted in John Durie, 'Senator Stephen Conroy won't delay NBN legislation for Telstra', The Australian, 14 October 2009, www.theaustralian.com.au/business/news/senator-stephen-conroy-wont-delay-nbn-legislation-for-telstra/story-e6frg90f-1225786575788, accessed 28 April 2010.

[65]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 44; Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 69.

[66]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Chapter 7.

[67]      Quoted in 'RBS focuses on NBN's high take-up projections', Communications Day, 10 May 2010, p. 5. See also chapter 2 above.

[68]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 61.

[69]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010, (received 23 April 2010).

[70]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010, (received 23 April 2010).

[71]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010, (received 23 April 2010).

[72]      Communications Day, 25 March 2010, p. 2.

[73]      Senator Fisher, Written additional question on notice to NBN Co, 20 April 2010.

[74]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010, (received 23 April 2010).

[75]      Australian National Audit Office, The National Broadband Network Request for Proposal Process: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 3 February 2010, www.anao.gov.au/uploads/documents/2009-10_Audit_Report_20.PDF, accessed 5 May 2010.

[76]      A full chronology of the Request for Proposal process and its ultimate termination is provided in chapter 2 of the committee's Third Report.

[77]      Australian National Audit Office, The National Broadband Network Request for Proposal Process: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 3 February 2010, www.anao.gov.au/uploads/documents/2009-10_Audit_Report_20.PDF, accessed 5 May 2010, p. 25.

[78]      See chapter 3, above.

[79]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 47.

[80]      Point Cook is a test site for Fibre to the Premises technology that was launched by Telstra in December 2009.

[81]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 21. See also, iiNet Ltd, answer to question on notice, 14 April 2010 (received 27 April 2010).

[82]      Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU), Submission 118, p. 5.

[83]      Mr Alan Horsley, Submission 108, p. 5.

[84]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, pp 36–37.

Chapter Five - The exposure drafts: NBN Co Bill

[1]        Commonwealth of Australia, National Broadband Network: Regulatory Reform for the 21^st Century Broadband, Discussion Paper, 7 April 2009, p. 2, www.dbcde.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/110013/NBN_Regulatory_Reform_for_the_21st_Century_Broadband_low_res_web.pdf, accessed 26 April 2010.

[2]        The Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance and Deregulation, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Draft legislation released for NBN Co Operations', Joint press release, 24 February 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/011, accessed 26 April 2010. During the ten months of delay, the committee called for the Government to bring forward this legislation. For example, recommendation 3 of the committee's Third Report in November 2009 called for the Government to 'expediently bring forward the legislation that will provide the governance and funding framework for the NBN Co Ltd'.

[3]        Explanatory Notes for Exposure Drafts of Bills, p. 1.

[4]        Explanatory Notes for Exposure Drafts of Bills, p. 1.

[5]        Mr Philip Mason, Assistant Secretary, NBN and Fibre Rollout Regulation, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 70.

[6]        NBN Co Bill, Part 2.

[7]        NBN Co Bill, Part 3.

[8]        NBN Co Bill, Part 7.

[9]        NBN Co Bill, cl 5.

[10]      Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), s 7, 'carrier'.

[11]      Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), ss 7, 'service provider', 86.

[12]      Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), ss 87, 88.

[13]      Telecommunications Act 1997 (Cth), s 97.

[14]      NBN Co Bill, cl 9.

[15]      NBN Co Bill, cl 9.

[16]      Explanatory Notes for Exposure Drafts of Bills, p. 4.

[17]      NBN Co Bill, cl 9(4).

[18]      Ms Rosemary Sinclair, Chair, Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 14.

[19]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 107, p. 5.

[20]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 107, p. 5.

[21]      Western Australia Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Submission 115, p. 2.

[22]      AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, Submission 116, pp 5–6.

[23]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, pp 16–17.

[24]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 3.

[25]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 3.

[26]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 4.

[27]      Primus Telecom Australia, Submission 117, p. 4.

[28]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 4.

[29]      Primus Telecom Australia, Submission 117, p. 4.

[30]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, pp 16–17.

[31]      Internet Society of Australia (ISOC-AU), Submission 118, pp 3–4.

[32]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 6.

[33]      Ms Rosemary Sinclair, Chair, Australian Telecommunications Users Group, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 14.

[34]      ATUG, answer to question on notice, 16 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), p. 1.

[35]      Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 2.

[36]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010), p. 11.

[37]      See the discussion in the previous chapter of this report on product offerings, specifically NBN Co's decision to supply only a Layer 2 service.

[38]      NBN Co Bill, cll 21–22.

[39]      NBN Co Bill, cl 25.

[40]      NBN Co Bill, cl 24.

[41]      NBN Co Bill, cl 25.

[42]      NBN Co Bill, cl 25(4).

[43]      NBN Co Bill, cll 22(8), 24(7), 25(8).

[44]      Indigenous Remote Communications Association, Submission 110, p. 1.

[45]      Indigenous Remote Communications Association, Submission 110, p. 1.

[46]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 4.

[47]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 4.

[48]      Communications Law Centre, University of Technology Sydney, Submission 111, p. 7.

[49]      NBN Co Bill, cl 54.

[50]      NBN Co Bill, cl 59.

[51]      Mr Allan Horsley, Submission 108, p. 4.

[52]      NBN Co Bill, cl 21.

[53]      The Department indicated in answer to a question on notice that it considered requirements being placed on NBN Co by license conditions would be one option that would be available, and might be applied, 'as necessary': Department of Broadband, Communications and the Arts, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010), p. 13.

[54]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 444.

[55]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 444.

[56]      Noting the 90 per cent at 100 Mbps and 10 per cent at 12 Mbps divide.

[57]      NBN Co Bill, cl 41(1).

[58]      NBN Co Bill, cl 41.

[59]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 3.

[60]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 4.

[61]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Arts, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010), p. 12.

[62]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Arts, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010), p. 12.

[63]      Business Council of Australia, Submission 107, p. 8.

[64]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Arts, answer to question on notice, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010), p. 13.

[65]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 3.

[66]      Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Submission 127a and 127b.

[67]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 3.

[68]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 121, p. 3.

[69]      Ms Teresa Corbin, Deputy CEO, ACCAN, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 36.

Chapter Six - The exposure drafts: Access Bill

[1]        Explanatory notes for exposure drafts of Bills, p. 11.

[2]        Explanatory notes for exposure drafts of Bills, p. 11.

[3]        Explanatory notes for exposure drafts of Bills, p. 11.

[4]        NBN Co Bill, cl 5, 'NBN Co', 'NBN corporation'.

[5]        Access Bill, proposed subsection 152AXC(1).

[6]        Access Bill, proposed subsection 152AXC(2).

[7]        Access Bill, proposed subsection 152AXC(3).

[8]        Access Bill, proposed subsections 152AXC(4)–(5).

[9]        Ms Lucy Cradduck, Lecturer in Business and Property Law, University of Queensland, Submission 119, p. 1.

[10]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answer to question on notice, 14 April 2010 (received 22 April 2010).

[11]      Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, answer to question on notice, 14 April 2010 (received 22 April 2010).

[12]      Access Bill, Schedule 1, Part 1, item 44A.

[13]      Explanatory notes to the exposure Bills, p. 14.

[14]      Professor Walter Green, Director, Communications Experts Group Pty Ltd, Submission 126, p. 3.

[15]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 5.

[16]      Primus Telecom Australia, Submission 117, p. 4.

[17]      AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, Submission 116, p. 7.

[18]      Mr Andrew Sheridan, General Manager, Interconnect and Regulation, Optus, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 46.

[19]      Optus, Submission 114, p. 19.

[20]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 123, p. 1.

[21]      Northern Territory Government, Submission 123, p. 1.

[22]      Australian Communications Consumer Action Network, Submission 122, p. 6.

[23]      Australian Telecommunications Users Group, answer to question on notice, 16 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), p. 3.

Chapter Seven - NBN Co: business progress

[1]        See chapters 3 and 4.

[2]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, pp 43–44.

[3]        Mr Blake Roet, Submission 104, p. 8.

[4]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, pp 43–44.

[5]        Third Report, November 2009, Chapter 6, pp 63–98.

[6]        Mr Kevin Morgan, Submission 122, p. 4.

[7]        Mr John de Ridder, Principal, De Ridder Consulting Pty Ltd, Submission 113, pp 4–5.

[8]        Mr Paul Budde, Paul Budde Communication Pty Ltd, Submission 105, p. 1.

[9]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 43.

[10]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 47.

[11]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 48.

[12]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 48.

[13]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, quoted in Dominic White and Brian Corrigan, 'NBN chief clarifies profit target', The Australian Financial Review, 21 April 2010, p. 5.

[14]      Mr Daryl Quinlivan, Deputy Secretary, Infrastructure, Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 67.

[15]      Third Report, November 2009, Recommendation 6. See also the committee's analysis of the expected skills shortage issue at pp 96–98, [6.174]–[6.186] of that report.

[16]      Senator Fisher, additional written question on notice, Question 8, 20 April 2010.

[17]      Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice, question 8, 20 April 2010 (received 23 April 2010).

[18]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co Network & Operations Information Session, March 2010, Slide 24, www.nbnco.com.au/content/upload/files/Network_and_Operations_Information_Session_Presentation.pdf, accessed 24 April 2010. See also McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Executive Summary, p. 9.

[19]      NBN Co Ltd, NBN Co Network & Operations Information Session, March 2010, Slide 24.

[20]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 29.

[21]      Ms Cherry Cole, Human Resources Consultant, CITT, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 29.

[22]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 30.

[23]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 31.

[24]      CITT, Submission 127a, p. 7.

[25]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 31.

[26]      Mr Michael Stedman, 'Safety probe of NBN', The Mercury, 28 April 2010, www.themercury.com.au/article/2010/04/28/142585_tasmania-news.html, accessed 29 April 2010; Mr Petroc Wilton, 'NBN Co talks tough on safety after outbreak of incidents', Communications Day, 28 April 2010, p. 3.

[27]      Mr Michael Stedman, 'Safety probe of NBN', The Mercury, 28 April 2010; Mr Petroc Wilton, 'NBN Co talks tough on safety after outbreak of incidents', Communications Day, 28 April 2010, p. 3.

[28]      Mr Petroc Wilton, 'NBN Co talks tough on safety after outbreak of incidents', Communications Day, 28 April 2010, p. 3.

[29]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 31.

[30]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 31.

[31]      Ms Cherry Cole, Human Resources Consultant, CITT, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 32.

[32]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 37.

[33]      Ms Cherry Cole, Human Resources Consultant, CITT, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 32.

[34]      Ms Cherry Cole, Human Resources Consultant, CITT, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 32.

[35]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 37.

[36]      Ms Cherry Cole, Human Resources Consultant, CITT, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 33.

[37]      CITT, Submission 127a, pp 2–3.

[38]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 34.

[39]      Mr Kevin Fothergill, Industry Manager, Communications and Information Technology Training Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 39.

[40]      Senator Kate Lundy, Question to Mr Michael Quigley, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 53.

[41]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 53.

[42]      NBN Co, answer to question on notice, 15 April 2010 (received 11 May 2010), p. 4.

[43]      Mr Michael Quigley, Chair and CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 96.

[44]      Mr Michael Quigley, Chair and CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 100.

[45]      Mr Michael Quigley, Chair and CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 96.

[46]      Mr Michael Quigley, Chair and CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 97.

[47]      Mr Michael Quigley, Chair and CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 102.

[48]      The Hon. Senator Ian Macdonald, Committee Hansard, Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Canberra, 8 February 2010, p. 103.

[49]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 55.

Chapter Eight - Progress in Tasmania

[1]        Third Report, November 2009, p. 60.

[2]        The Hon. David Bartlett MP, Premier of Tasmania, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications, and the Digital Economy, 'Construction of key NBN link in Tasmania', Joint press release, 24 September 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/090, accessed 24 April 2010.

[3]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Stage 1 of the National Broadband Network roll-out in Tasmania begins', Press release, 16 July 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/064, accessed 24 April 2010.

[4]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Tasmanian NBN Co Limited established', Joint press release, 13 August 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/075, accessed 25 April 2010.

[5]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Smithton, Scottdale and Midway point first towns for National Broadband Network in Tasmania', Joint press release, 25 July 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/069, accessed 25 April 2010.

[6]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Hon. David Bartlett MP, Premier of Tasmania, and Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Seven new locations to receive superfast broadband in Tasmania', Joint press release, 21 October 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/093, accessed 25 April 2010.

[7]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, '$100 million injected into NBN Tas as Stage 3 roll-out is announced', Press release, 1 March 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/015, accessed 25 April 2010.

[8]        Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'First Tasmanian NBN Retail Service Providers Announced', Press release, 15 March 2010, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/022, accessed 25 April 2010.

[9]        Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 19; Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 47.

[10]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 44.

[11]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 44.

[12]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 47.

[13]      In addition to the evidence it received from iiNet Ltd, the committee received a written submission from Primus Telecom Australia (Primus Telecom Australia, Submission 117) but it was related to other matters and did not address the progress of the NBN in Tasmania. Internode did not respond to the committee's invitation to make a submission.

[14]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 15.

[15]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 16.

[16]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 19.

[17]      Point Cook is a test site for Fibre to the Premises technology that was launched by Telstra in December 2009.

[18]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 21. See also, iiNet Ltd, answer to question on notice, 14 April 2010 (received 27 April 2010).

[19]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 23.

[20]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 22.

[21]      In general terms, NBN Co will be responsible for connecting end-user's premises to the NBN and will take the fibre from the network to that premises. It will be for RSPs to organise the internal wiring of an end-user's premises.

[22]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, p. 25.

[23]      VDSL technology consists of twisted pair copper wire.

[24]      Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 47.

[25]      Ms Teresa Corbin, Deputy CEO, ACCAN, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, pp 34, 39, 41.

[26]      Mr Stephen Dalby, Chief Regulatory Officer, iiNet Ltd, Committee Hansard, Melbourne, 14 April 2010, pp 19, 22.

Chapter Nine - Progress on wireless and satellite

[1]        Ms Teresa Corbin, Deputy CEO, ACCAN, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, pp 38–39.

[2]        AUSTAR United Communications Ltd, Submission 116, p. 1.

[3]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 44.

[4]        Mr Michael Quigley, CEO, NBN Co Ltd, Committee Hansard, Canberra, 15 April 2010, p. 61.

[5]        NBN Co, answer to question on notice, 15 April 2010 (received 11 May 2010), p. 28.

[6]        NBN Co, answer to question on notice, 15 April 2010 (received 11 May 2010), p. 29.

[7]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Chapter 5.

[8]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 275.

[9]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 293.

[10]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, p. 297.

[11]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Recommendation 45, p. 309.

[12]      McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Recommendation 45, p. 309.

[13]      The Australian Broadband Guarantee is an initiative designed to help residential and small business premises access a metro-comparable broadband service regardless of where they are located. Under the Australian Broadband Guarantee, a metro-comparable broadband service is defined as any service that offers a minimum 512kbps download and 128kbps upload data speed, 3GB per month data usage at a total cost of $2500 GST inclusive over three years (including installation and connection fees). From 1 July 2010, these minimum standards are being increased to 1 Mbps download, 256 kbps upload and 6 GB per month data usage. The program works by paying internet service providers that register with the program a subsidy to provide metro comparable broadband services to residential and small business premises where such services would not otherwise be available. The Government has allocated $250.8 million over four years to fund the Australian Broadband Guarantee. See: Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'Australian Broadband Guarantee', www.dbcde.gov.au/broadband/australian_broadband_guarantee, accessed 11 May 2010; Senator the Hon. Stephen Conroy, 'Threshold service speeds to double under the Australian Broadband Guarantee', Media release, 10 May 2010, http://www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2010/043, accessed 13 May 2010.

Chapter Ten - Related legislative developments

[1]        Environment, Communications and the Arts Legislation Committee, Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (Competition and Consumer Safeguards) Bill 2009 [Provisions], 26 October 2009, www.aph.gov.au/senate/committee/eca_ctte/tlaccs/report/index.htm, accessed 19 April 2010.

[2]        Third Report, p. 134.

[3]        The Hon. Kevin Rudd MP, Prime Minister of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Hon. Wayne Swan MP, Treasurer of the Commonwealth of Australia, the Hon. Lindsay Tanner MP, Minister for Finance, the Hon. Stephen Conroy MP, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, 'New National Broadband Network', Joint press release, 7 April 2009, www.minister.dbcde.gov.au/media/media_releases/2009/022, accessed 27 April 2010.

[4]        Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, answer to question on notice to the Senate Environment, Communications and the Arts Committee (Legislation), Question 5, 19 April 2010 (received 28 April 2010), Attachment B, Item 1, p. 1.

Minority Report – Government Senators

[1]        Paul Fletcher, Wired Brown Land (2009),  p. 208.

[2]        Paul Fletcher, Wired Brown Land (2009),  p. 161.

[3]        Page 33, Opposition report.

[4]        McKinsey-KPMG, Implementation Study for the National Broadband Network, 5 March 2010, Exhibit 4 46, p.268.

Additional Comments – Australian Greens -  

[1]        ACCAN, Submission 121, p. 5.

[2]        ACCAN, Submission 121, p. 4.

[3]        ACCAN, Submission 121, p. 6.