Tuesday May 3, 2011
MELBOURNE: Telstra Corp, Australia's biggest phone company, is looking to conclude long-delayed talks with the government by the end of May to hand over its copper network to the National Broadband Network for A$11bil (US$12.07bil), a newspaper reported yesterday.
The government is believed to want an announcement as soon as possible after the May 10 federal budget, while an industry source pointed to May 23 as a more likely date, the Australian Financial Review said.
NBN Co and Telstra were in the final stages of negotiation,' NBN chief executive Mike Quigley said on Friday.
Uncertainty over the final agreement has dogged Telstra's share price, and Telstra shareholders are eager for the deal to be signed so they can see the details surrounding how the company will be compensated, ahead of voting on the deal.
Telstra shares closed on Friday at A$2.91, not far off a record low of A$2.55 hit about six months ago. - Reuters
http://www.thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?sec=business&file=/2011/5/3/business/8594105
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