After recent talks with Optus-led G9 Consortium, German based Telecommunication group ‘Deutsche Telekom’ is examining prospects behind partnering G9 for a national broadband network bid.
Optus chief executive Paul O’Sullivan has also called for the NBN bid deadline to be extended due to proposal submission time restrictions that is being brought about by the legislation that’s currently being passed through parliament to force Telstra to release information on it’s network.
If the Communications Minister ‘Stephen Conroy’ is not losing enough sleep as it is, recent comments from opposition spokesperson Bruce Billson who is calling for an inquiry by the Auditor General into the lack of Transparency behind the tender process, should surely strip him of some zees.
As the NBN proposal cut off date looms, Mr Conroy must be optimistically wishing for a happy ending. However with both ‘known’ major tenders threatening to pull out of the race if certain guidelines are not met, the minister might be reaching for the Valium prescription instead of a double shot of Vanilla Bean Caramel Frappachino Mix.
Proposals are due by July 25th, but Optus chief executive Paul O’Sullivan has called for the deadline to be extended by five months to give companies enough time to consider network information that is expected to come from Telstra after legislation is passed to compel its release.
Without the information, Mr O’Sullivan argued, the request of proposal guidelines by the government would favour Telstra
Opposition communications spokesman Bruce Billson yesterday called on the Auditor-General to inquire into the national broadband network tender process, saying it lacked transparency and that the July 25 deadline benefited Telstra.
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