(nbn) - what next for australia?

A good summary of where we are it with respect to the NBN rollout and political risk availabl at the following link

http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/167564/Telecommunications+Mobile+Cable+Communications/National+Broadband+Network+NBN+What+next+for+Australia

Introduction

Four important recent developments illustrate just how quickly the regulatory, commercial and political landscape is changing for Australia's National Broadband Network (NBN):

First, a leadership challenge occurred within the Australian Labor Party resulting in renewed industry speculation as to the future of the NBN if the Government were to change.
Second, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) accepted a Structural Separation Undertaking, and approved a Migration Plan, proposed by Telstra Corporation Limited.
Third, the ACCC issued a detailed consultation paper that expressed reservations regarding the acceptability of a Special Access Undertaking proposed by NBN Co Limited and NBN Tasmania Limited.
Fourth, the ACCC applied access regulation to two new wholesale services, namely wholesale asymmetric digital subscriber line (ADSL) broadband services and non-NBN local bitstream access services.

This commentary briefly summarises each of these important developments and their practical implications. We also cut through the alphabet soup of NBN acronyms and provide an overview of the evolving landscape for the NBN. Finally, we identify key developments that we can expect in the coming months.

Continues at the link.............
http://www.mondaq.com/australia/x/167564/Telecommunications+Mobile+Cable+Communications/National+Broadband+Network+NBN+What+next+for+Australia