The T4: Tell the Truth Telstra website, has published a report from the Centre for International Economics (CIE) claiming Telstra would charge 15% more for broadband services if it wins the FTTN network. Telstra has slammed the report as “bogus” – who’s right?

Although faster fibre broadband in Australia will still take years to build, the process has been delayed by another 12 weeks to give potential bidders more time to examine network information before lodging their proposals.

Australia's Communications minister Stephen Conroy has caved in to pressure from would be bidders for the National Broadband Network saying the July 25 deadline will be extended to a date 12 weeks beyond that on which all required network information becomes available.

The group of carrier competitors to Telstra widely expected to submit a bid to build Australia's national broadband network and win up to $4.7b of government funding has announced a new name, TERRiA, saying it will develop a structurally separated model, but it has not commited to responding the NBN RFP as it stands.

Former NSW Treasurer, Michael Egan has been appointed as chairman of the Optus led G9 carrier consortium planning to bid for the Australian Government funded National Broadband Network.