conroy's comms policy history, page-7

Regulator

further from AFR article:

"...govt advice states that the minister has discrretion under the radiocomms act to ban tls from bidding at spectrum auctions in the next few years, a power the Howard govt also used to block bids. The legal threat would maintain pressure on tls ceo thodey to strike a commercial agreement with conroy to transfer assests to nbn even if the senate votes down his bill..."

Vote expected Monday or Tuesday. Senate has formally requested Conroy's plan be tabled by 10am Wednesday - he doesn't have to comply but it looks bad - particularly since the Greens tipped the vote on that one.

Not much good happens when pollies get involved in commercial arrangements. Public officials trying to beat the path clear for their future move into the private sector.