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by Stephen Withers   
Thursday, 06 August 2009
The Australian government has appointed a consortium formed by McKinsey and KPMG to act as lead advisor to the National Broadband Network (NBN) implementation study.

According to Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, nine organisations were invited to tender for the role.

McKinsey-KPMG was selected following an open tender process run by Conroy's department in conjunction wit the Department of Finance and Deregulation.

No indication was given as to the factors that made the winning bid superior, although Conroy noted that both partners have experience in large-scale complex infrastructure projects and the telecommunications sector generally, and more specifically in broadband.

The role of the lead advisor is to provide input on such matters as operating and governance arrangements for NBN Co Limited, ownership caps, ways to attract private sector investment, network design and ways to provide procurement opportunities for local businesses.

The implementation study should be completed in six months time.

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