figures being leaked 8 billion

According to this article

http://www.smh.com.au/business/telstra-and-nbn-co-damned-if-they-do--20100304-pltl.html

a figure of 8 billion is being tossed around by the fudderment as suiting their purposes

"Strongest, in other words, if Telstra accepts a payment of about $8 billion to co-operate fully with its introduction by progressively shutting down its copper network and transferring its copper customers over: Telstra is particularly important to the returns the network achieves in its early years, as it seeks economies of scale.

But the as-yet unreleased report by consultants McKinsey & Co and KPMG is also believed to conclude that the network can generate an acceptable return over its projected 20 year-plus commercial life without Telstra."


My opinion is that the Fudderment payed for the report from McKinsey and KPMG and so they would say that the NBN can work without Telstra wouldnt they.