The heated debate over who will build a countrywide fibre-to-the-node broadband network has been raging for some 18 months, with Telstra battling the ACCC, the government and the rival Optus-led G9 consortium. There are few signs the battle will end soon, but here is what has happened so far.
update: A group of Telstra's rivals known as the G9 has formally lodged their proposal for a nationwide fibre broadband network with the competition regulator.
Telstra says an alternative proposal for a national fibre broadband network released today by its major rivals is incomplete.
An industry owned company dubbed "SpeedReach" would take control of any new fibre broadband network, under a proposal unveiled by Telstra's major competitors today.
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