Telstra's USO contract set to be ditched as NBN comes online

Mike Foley
January 9 2018 - 7:30am
The Universal Service Obligations is worth about $300 million a year and provides Telstra with about $100m in taxpayer funds to gaurantee fixed copper line voice services to all Australians.
The Universal Service Obligations is worth about $300 million a year and provides Telstra with about $100m in taxpayer funds to gaurantee fixed copper line voice services to all Australians.

AUSTRALIA’s Universal Service Obligation (USO) guaranteeing nationwide access to a fixed copper line telephone services is set to be scrapped by the federal government.

Mike Foley

Mike Foley

National rural reporter

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