email the minister, page-10

Or would you give it to a minnow company with a chequered history where in all probability the MD would take the money and run?

All have their pros and cons. The best solution for the government, if they are going to spend so much money, is to take ownership of the infrastructure and allow companies to compete for services. It's what the government should have done with Telstra in the first place, separated it into infrastructure and services and kept the infrastructure. Selling off Telstra was abit lucrative though for any long-term vision.