by Liz Tay, November 26 2010
Structural separation gets the green light.
The Senate has passed heavily debated legislation that would split Telstra's retail and wholesale divisions to make way for the National Broadband Network.
The bill was passed by a vote of 30 to 28 this afternoon, after a lengthy debate that caused parliamentary sitting time to be extended last night and today.
It was put forward by the Labor Government and supported by the Greens and independent senators Nick Xenophon and Steve Fielding.
The bill facilitated an $11 billion deal under which Telstra would migrate its copper and cable broadband networks to...
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