headline deal = $11b, page-14

i think the $9bn is to LEASE the infrastructure to the NBN!!!!

the lease runs out in 10 years

I wonder what happens then?

does telstra offer to buy the fibre???

here is the original

"In a major breakthrough in protracted negotiations between the government and Australia's largest telco, Telstra will be paid $9 billion to effectively lease its existing infrastructure to NBN Co - the company that will build and operate the network.

The terms of the lease were not disclosed but sources close to the negotiations told AAP the agreement was for a period much longer than 10 years."

extraordinarily good deal!!!