ARN

Government set to release NBN study

Senator Conroy denies reports the implementation study was sent back for tweaks

The Federal Government is set to release the $25 million McKinsey implementation study into the National Broadband Network (NBN) on May 6.

A spokesperson for the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, said media reports the study had been sent back to its authors to be “reworked for an additional $2m fee” were entirely untrue.

“The report will be released in full as we received it on March 5,” the spokesperson said.

The news confirms the Minister’s earlier claims the study would be released in full without modifications before May 11, just in time for the next sitting of Parliament.

The release will allow debate to resume on a range of tech issues that The Australian Greens had previously threatened to vote down without access to the study.

The Minister had previously refused to confirm the release of the study.

Nominations for the 2012 ARN IT Industry Awards open on Tuesday, June 12.

More about: etwork, Federal Government
References show all

Comments

1

Peter

Wed 05/05/2010 - 17:39

Bring it on and make Telstra squirm, as they have been profiteering on the backs of the taxpayer for long enough.

Good bye the leech that is Telstra.

2

ausitsupplier

Fri 07/05/2010 - 10:54

You idiot Peter, Telstra was and in many ways still is a Govt organisation, NBN is the new Telstra!

It's like when Hanimex couldnt shake it's rep for being poor quality and unreliable so they re-listed and re-branded and are now known as LG Electronics.

The Telstra of today will be called NBN in the future.

Post new comment

The content of this field is kept private and will not be shown publicly.
Users posting comments agree to the ARN comments policy.
Login or register to link comments to your user profile, or you may also post a comment without being logged in.
Related Coverage
Related Whitepapers
Latest Stories
Community Comments
Tags: Communications and the Digital Economy, Minister for Broadband, National Broadband Network (NBN), Senator Stephen Conroy, The Australian Greens
rhs_login_lockGet exclusive access to ARN's news, research and invitation only events.
ARN Distributor Directory
Find distributors by name | vendor | location
Channel Deals
/deals/transition-systems-australia/2010-12-09_354_polycom
Transition Systems Australia

Polycom

More details »
ARN Vendor Directory
Find vendors by name | category

iAsset is a channel management ecosystem that automates all major aspects of the entire sales,marketing and service process, including data tracking, integrated learning, knowledge management and product lifecycle management.