Reuters, 25 Nov 2008, Adrian Bathgate
SYDNEY (Reuters) - Australia's two largest telecommunications firms lodged bids on Tuesday to build an around $6 billion fast broadband Internet network that would give a much-needed boost to the country's infrastructure.
Telstra Corp, the largest phone company, and main rival Optus, owned by Singapore Telecommunications and backed by a consortium called Terria, said they had lodged bids with the government to build the National Broadband Network (NBN).
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