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

This is a significant step in ensuring the participation of Telstra in the NBN rollout. But there is more work to be done. The heads of agreement provides a framework for the development of more detailed contracts towards a definitive agreement, which will involve greater specification of the arrangement. This step is typical and common for most commercial transactions. It would not be possible to reach a final agreement without this step—