Simon Birmingham (SA, Liberal Party, Shadow Parliamentary Secretary for the Murray Darling Basin) Share this | Hansard source

It gives a broader picture, yes; it allays my concerns, no. It gives a broader picture and in doing so gives a better understanding of how NBN Co. may potentially be being set up to have alternative revenue streams to the primary revenue streams that would come purely from providing eligible services as part of a wholesale only access network, the type the minister has claimed NBN Co.’s remit to be. The opposition stands by its amendments and by its belief that it is far better, far wiser and far more sensible to ensure that NBN Co. has a clearly defined, explicit, limited remit and is not able to stray into providing other services that are not part of its core objectives.