Alcatel is playing cheerleader for Telstra in trying to get a good deal from the competition regulator for the telco's proposed new broadband network.
Network vendor Alcatel has scorned a proposal floated by Telstra's major competitors that would see the nation's broadband infrastructure cooperatively upgraded.
Telstra cut around 1,000 full-time staff positions in the six months from June 30 last year and has commenced the network buildouts it announced in November.
Given how long the Australian telecommunications industry has been talking about fibre rollouts, it's likely a lot of people are thinking along the lines of Elvis Presley's classic song "A little less conversation".
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