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senate vote 2011-03-24#12

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  • The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2011-03-24.114.1 amendment] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Simon_Birmingham&mpc=Senate&house=senate Simon Birmingham], which means that it was rejected. The amendment would have inserted a provision into the bill that requires the supply of eligible services to be on a wholesale basis.(Read Senator Birmingham's explanation of his amendment and the related debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-03-24.103.1 here], after 4:57 pm. )
  • ''Background to the bills''
  • The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4495%22 National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010] ('NBN Co bill') was introduced with the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4496%22 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures-Access Arrangements) Bill 2010] ('Telecommunications bill').
  • The NBN Co bill establishes a regulatory framework for ownership, governance and operation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBN_Co NBN Co] and its subsidiary corporations.(Read more about the NBN Co bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd064 bills digest]. ) The NBN Co was created to build and operate the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Network#Fibre_to_the_premises National Broadband Network] ('NBN'), a key Labor Government policy.
  • The Telecommunications bill supports the NBN Co bill by, among other things: supporting the rollout of NBN-consistent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x#Fiber_to_the_premises fibre to the premises] networks in new real estate developments and placing certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation.(Read more about the Telecommunications bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd063 bills digest].)
  • The majority voted against an [amendment](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2011-03-24.114.1) introduced by Liberal Senator [Simon Birmingham](http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Simon_Birmingham&mpc=Senate&house=senate), which means that it was rejected. The amendment would have inserted a provision into the bill that requires the supply of eligible services to be on a wholesale basis.(Read Senator Birmingham's explanation of his amendment and the related debate [here](http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-03-24.103.1), after 4:57 pm. )
  • _Background to the bills_
  • The [National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4495%22) ('NBN Co bill') was introduced with the [Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures-Access Arrangements) Bill 2010](http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4496%22) ('Telecommunications bill').
  • The NBN Co bill establishes a regulatory framework for ownership, governance and operation of the [NBN Co](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBN_Co) and its subsidiary corporations.(Read more about the NBN Co bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd064). ) The NBN Co was created to build and operate the [National Broadband Network](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Network#Fibre_to_the_premises) ('NBN'), a key Labor Government policy.
  • The Telecommunications bill supports the NBN Co bill by, among other things: supporting the rollout of NBN-consistent [fibre to the premises](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x#Fiber_to_the_premises) networks in new real estate developments and placing certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation.(Read more about the Telecommunications bill in its [bills digest](http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd063).)
senate vote 2011-03-24#12

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  • The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2011-03-24.114.1 amendment] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Simon_Birmingham&mpc=Senate&house=senate Simon Birmingham], which means that it was rejected. The amendment would have inserted a provision into the bill that requires the supply of eligible services to be on a wholesale basis.[1]
  • The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2011-03-24.114.1 amendment] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Simon_Birmingham&mpc=Senate&house=senate Simon Birmingham], which means that it was rejected. The amendment would have inserted a provision into the bill that requires the supply of eligible services to be on a wholesale basis.(Read Senator Birmingham's explanation of his amendment and the related debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-03-24.103.1 here], after 4:57 pm. )
  • ''Background to the bills''
  • The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4495%22 National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010] ('NBN Co bill') was introduced with the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4496%22 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures-Access Arrangements) Bill 2010] ('Telecommunications bill').
  • The NBN Co bill establishes a regulatory framework for ownership, governance and operation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBN_Co NBN Co] and its subsidiary corporations.[2] The NBN Co was created to build and operate the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Network#Fibre_to_the_premises National Broadband Network] ('NBN'), a key Labor Government policy.
  • The NBN Co bill establishes a regulatory framework for ownership, governance and operation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBN_Co NBN Co] and its subsidiary corporations.(Read more about the NBN Co bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd064 bills digest]. ) The NBN Co was created to build and operate the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Network#Fibre_to_the_premises National Broadband Network] ('NBN'), a key Labor Government policy.
  • The Telecommunications bill supports the NBN Co bill by, among other things: supporting the rollout of NBN-consistent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x#Fiber_to_the_premises fibre to the premises] networks in new real estate developments and placing certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation.[3]
  • The Telecommunications bill supports the NBN Co bill by, among other things: supporting the rollout of NBN-consistent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x#Fiber_to_the_premises fibre to the premises] networks in new real estate developments and placing certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation.(Read more about the Telecommunications bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd063 bills digest].)
  • ''References''
  • * [1] Read Senator Birmingham's explanation of his amendment and the related debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-03-24.103.1 here], after 4:57 pm.
  • * [2] Read more about the NBN Co bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd064 bills digest].
  • * [3] Read more about the Telecommunications bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd063 bills digest].
senate vote 2011-03-24#12

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on 2014-08-29 15:16:21

Title

  • National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010; Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures — Access Arrangements) Bill 2011 — In Committee
  • National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010 and related bill — In Committee - Supply on wholesale basis only

Description

  • <p pwmotiontext="moved">That the amendment (<b>Senator Birmingham&#8217;s</b>) be agreed to.</p>
  • The majority voted against an [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?gid=2011-03-24.114.1 amendment] introduced by Liberal Senator [http://publicwhip-rails.openaustraliafoundation.org.au/mp.php?mpn=Simon_Birmingham&mpc=Senate&house=senate Simon Birmingham], which means that it was rejected. The amendment would have inserted a provision into the bill that requires the supply of eligible services to be on a wholesale basis.[1]
  • ''Background to the bills''
  • The [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4495%22 National Broadband Network Companies Bill 2010] ('NBN Co bill') was introduced with the [http://parlinfo.aph.gov.au/parlInfo/search/display/display.w3p;query=Id%3A%22legislation%2Fbillhome%2Fr4496%22 Telecommunications Legislation Amendment (National Broadband Network Measures-Access Arrangements) Bill 2010] ('Telecommunications bill').
  • The NBN Co bill establishes a regulatory framework for ownership, governance and operation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/NBN_Co NBN Co] and its subsidiary corporations.[2] The NBN Co was created to build and operate the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Broadband_Network#Fibre_to_the_premises National Broadband Network] ('NBN'), a key Labor Government policy.
  • The Telecommunications bill supports the NBN Co bill by, among other things: supporting the rollout of NBN-consistent [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiber_to_the_x#Fiber_to_the_premises fibre to the premises] networks in new real estate developments and placing certain obligations on the supply of wholesale services by an NBN corporation.[3]
  • ''References''
  • * [1] Read Senator Birmingham's explanation of his amendment and the related debate [http://www.openaustralia.org/senate/?id=2011-03-24.103.1 here], after 4:57 pm.
  • * [2] Read more about the NBN Co bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd064 bills digest].
  • * [3] Read more about the Telecommunications bill in its [http://www.aph.gov.au/Parliamentary_Business/Bills_Legislation/bd/bd1011a/11bd063 bills digest].