Joe Ludwig (Queensland, Australian Labor Party, Manager of Government Business in the Senate) Share this | Hansard source

Telstra have indicated that they cannot proceed with the preparation of the EGM to ratify the NBN Co.-Telstra deal until this legislation is finalised. The government views these bills as urgent and they need to be completed. This week the time frame for completion of the deal is affected by a number of interrelated factors. Telstra and NBN Co. do need to finalise definitive agreements and the ACCC will need to consider Telstra’s structural separation undertakings. By way of explanation—