A good mate of mine owns a fibre splicing business and has been doing predominantly NBN work for the last couple of years. He's fairly ambivalent because about the prospect of FTTN because much of the copper network is in such poor condition that it will need to be replaced. In essence he doesn't regard the FTTN plan as cheaper or more deliverable -- and he'll quite happily bid for the work.

NBN Co allegedly signed a an awful lot of new contracts prior to entering caretaker mode. During the election campaign Turnbull promised that these contracts will be honoured. I'm more concerned that this will result in a two-tier NBN, with over a million homes with FTTH, and the rest left behind on a 2nd tier system.

Perhaps Ziggy will set the Government straight...