"As soon as this is finalised by both NBN Co and Telstra, Telstra will be able to provide detailed information on the substance of the proposal."

A non-binding heads of agreement was signed in June 2010, under which Telstra would receive $9 billion to lease its existing infrastructure to the network wholesaler, progressively decommission its copper network and cable broadband service and migrate customers to NBN Co.

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