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.
One of French network vendor Alcatel's most senior executives is back in town as the vendor continues to push for a deal that would see Telstra construct a new AU$3 billion fibre broadband network.
Telstra has defended itself against claims its chief executive Sol Trujillo last year showed favouritism in awarding a lucrative deal to a supplier with which he had been associated in previous roles.
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.
The cancellation of Telstra's proposed fibre to the node broadband network has hit Alcatel's bottom-line, with several billion dollars being cut out of a deal between the two announced last November.
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