FED: Govt says Opel failed to meet contract conditions=2

AAP General News (Australia)
04-02-2008
FED: Govt says Opel failed to meet contract conditions=2

Senator Conroy said Opel submitted its implementation plan in early January.

The network was to provide broadband coverage for 638,000 square kilometres across
all states and territories.

"This was the final failed broadband plan produced by the former coalition government,"

Senator Conroy said today.

He said the Rudd government had committed $4.7 billion to build a high-speed, open
access, fibre-based national broadband network.

"The new network will deliver minimum speeds of 12Mbps to 98 per cent of Australian
homes and businesses," Senator Conroy said.

He said the remaining two per cent would continue to receive support through the government's
$95 million investment in the Australian Broadband Guarantee for 2008-2009.

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