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• Optus will stop playing if Telstra wins NBN

  Australia's second largest telco Optus today said it would not invest in fixed line phone and internet networks in Australia if Telstra was awarded control of the national broadband network (NBN).

• Conroy in a sticky legal position: Minchin

  The government would land itself in legal hot water if it decided to negotiate with Telstra after the telco appeared to fail to put in a compliant National Broadband Network bid, Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin said today.

• NBN bid roundup: Who's in, who's out

  Tomorrow marks the due date for proposals to build the government's $4.7 billion national broadband network, and speculation is mounting on how many bids the government will receive, as Telstra continues to vacillate on whether it will be part of the race. ZDNet.com.au has done a call around to see where the bidders stand.

• $20 million for Victorian backhaul

  Victoria has earmarked $20 million for building new fibre optic links to rural areas in order to improve regional backhaul and network connectivity

• Engineers will suffer from Telstra NBN: Optus

  If Telstra wins the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network contract without an operational separation condition, innovation in the telecommunications industry and the engineering community will take a hit, according to Optus chief Paul O'Sullivan.

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  NBN tender turns into bloodsport

  Fair is not what the National Broadband Network tender is about; it's bloodsport, and a fight for survival, and a challenge of the wills, and all the other sorts of superlatives you might expect from an Olympics announcer.

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  Forget prez - vote Hillary for Optus

  Hillary Clinton's nine lives are not yet depleted and, despite allegations that her stubborn refusal to concede defeat earlier has fragmented her party, she fought her battle to the very end. By placing bets several ways, that battle may just turn into gold for her down the track. Has Optus taken a leaf out of Hillary's book?

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