Division
Stephen Conroy I move opposition amendment (1) to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 on sheet 7844: (1) Page 5 (after line 25), after Schedule 1, insert: Schedule 1A—NBN Co Reporting _National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011_ 1 After section 98A Insert: 98AA Financial and deployment forecasts report (1) The Board must prepare a report setting out NBN Co's financial and deployment forecasts for the period beginning on 1 July 2015 and ending on 30 June 2022. (2) The report must include: (a) forecasts for each financial year during the period of the following: (i) number of premises ready for service for each access technology; (ii) number of premises activated for each access technology; (iii) total revenue; (iv) total operating expenditure; (v) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation; (vi) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin; (vii) operating profit before deduction of interest and income taxes; (viii) net cash interest (funding costs); (ix) earnings before taxes; (x) total capital expenditure; (xi) movement in working capital; (xii) cash tax; (xiii) levered free cash flow; (xiv) government funding; (xv) debt funding; (xvi) total funding; and (b) totals for the whole of the period for each forecast mentioned in paragraph (a). (3) The Board must, within 60 days of the day on which this item commences: (a) give the Minister the report; and (b) publish the report on NBN Co's website. (4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 5 sitting days of receiving it. I am always grateful to listen to contributions from Senator Smith, as someone who worked in the telecommunications sector. As someone who campaigned for the deregulation and structural separation of Telstra, for him to make a contribution is always valuable. He took the time to read out a whole list—a litany—of failures of the National Broadband Netw
Senate, 2016-02-22. affirmative: ayes 33, noes 28.
Question
Stephen Conroy I move opposition amendment (1) to the Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015 on sheet 7844: (1) Page 5 (after line 25), after Schedule 1, insert: Schedule 1A—NBN Co Reporting _National Broadband Network Companies Act 2011_ 1 After section 98A Insert: 98AA Financial and deployment forecasts report (1) The Board must prepare a report setting out NBN Co's financial and deployment forecasts for the period beginning on 1 July 2015 and ending on 30 June 2022. (2) The report must include: (a) forecasts for each financial year during the period of the following: (i) number of premises ready for service for each access technology; (ii) number of premises activated for each access technology; (iii) total revenue; (iv) total operating expenditure; (v) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation; (vi) earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation margin; (vii) operating profit before deduction of interest and income taxes; (viii) net cash interest (funding costs); (ix) earnings before taxes; (x) total capital expenditure; (xi) movement in working capital; (xii) cash tax; (xiii) levered free cash flow; (xiv) government funding; (xv) debt funding; (xvi) total funding; and (b) totals for the whole of the period for each forecast mentioned in paragraph (a). (3) The Board must, within 60 days of the day on which this item commences: (a) give the Minister the report; and (b) publish the report on NBN Co's website. (4) The Minister must cause a copy of the report to be tabled in each House of the Parliament within 5 sitting days of receiving it. I am always grateful to listen to contributions from Senator Smith, as someone who worked in the telecommunications sector. As someone who campaigned for the deregulation and structural separation of Telstra, for him to make a contribution is always valuable. He took the time to read out a whole list—a litany—of failures of the National Broadband Netw
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Related bills
- Telecommunications (Numbering Charges) Amendment Bill 2015
- Communications Legislation Amendment (Deregulation and Other Measures) Bill 2015
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