Telstra refutes claims regarding exploitation of USO payments

Australian fixed line incumbent Telstra has reportedly rejected claims by rivals that it is taking advantage of universal service obligation (USO) payments in order to generate additional revenue. According to ZDNet Australia, under the country’s USO legislation – which is currently being reviewed by the government – Telstra has agreed to maintain its existing copper network for the 7% of the country not expected to be covered by the rollout of the country’s National Broadband Network (NBN)

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OVETEL Telstra refutes claims regarding exploitation of USO payments