Telstra's rivals now have a "more developed" proposal for a national fibre broadband network than the giant telco has ever had, according to the national competition regulator.
The time has come for Optus's group of nine (G9) consortium to prove it wasn't bluffing when it said last month it would build its own national fibre broadband network if Telstra's plans fell through.
The national competition regulator today said there was currently no need to force Telstra to provide wholesale access to its new ADSL and third-generation (3G) mobile networks.
A proposal by a group of telecommunications companies to build a broadband network would have a fundamental weakness if it was contingent on the involvement of Telstra, the competition watchdog said today.
The national competition regulator today released a position paper detailing what it described as a "robust framework" for reviewing existing and guiding future telecommunications regulation of fixed network services.
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