The Rudd government has backflipped on one of its key promises about the operation of the new national broadband network in an attempt to bolster the economic credentials of the massive $43 billion project and to enforce Telstra’s co-operation.The draft legislation released yesterday reveals Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will have the discretion to allow NBN Co to effectively become a government-owned retailer of telecommunications services — particularly for government departments and agencies — in direct competition to Telstra.To read this report in The Australian in full, see:
www.theaustralian.com.au/business/industry-sectors/conroys-nbn-threat-to-telstra/story-e6frg9hx-1225834079721
Australian Communication Minister’s broadband threat to Telstra
The Rudd government has backflipped on one of its key promises about the operation of the new national broadband network in an attempt to bolster the economic credentials of the massive $43 billion project and to enforce Telstra’s co-operation.