Helen Coonan (NSW, Liberal Party, Minister for Communications, Information Technology and the Arts) Share this | Hansard source

I have answered very comprehensively with the fact that this is not a concluded plan on the part of Telstra. We are determined to ensure that the universal service obligation will make sure that all people who need a payphone will have one. Senator Conroy, I am sure, would love it if Telstra had announced something of this kind. They have not. The universal service obligation is the guarantee that looks after consumers and will continue to look after consumers. We will continue to ensure that we have a robust framework that looks after the bush, not like Labor, who simply abandoned it.