Stephen Conroy (Victoria, Australian Labor Party, Deputy Leader of the Government in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

The NBN will transform the structure of the telecommunications sector to once and for all unleash genuine competition and innovation for the benefit of all Australian consumers and businesses. It will lead to cheaper and faster broadband for all Australians. Yesterday’s agreement involves a progressive migration of customers from Telstra’s copper and cable networks to NBN Co.’s new, wholesale-only fibre network, plus the reuse of suitable Telstra infrastructure, including pits, ducts and backhaul fibre. In effect, once the NBN rollout is complete and Telstra has completed the migration of its customers to the NBN, Australia will be served— (Time expired)