Proposed legislation requiring the disclosure of
carriers' commercially sensitive information brings the
National Broadband Network one step closer
The Government's plan to start the rollout of its
proposed $8 billion National Broadband Network, a fibre to the
node ("FTTN") network, is gaining
momentum with the introduction of a new bill to compel carriers
to disclose commercial in confidence information. This
information would enable organisations to submit responses to
the Government's proposed Request for Proposal
("RFP") to build the Network.
An FTTN is a network that allows delivery of broadband
services by using optical fibre to replace the usual copper
local loop from a cabinet serving a neighbourhood of several
hundred customers. Customers then use existing cables to
connect the "last mile" from the optical fibre to
their premises.
