EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

Today iTnews delivers the third instalment of our investigation into anti-competitive practices by carriers when they wire up (or in this case refuse to wire up) greenfield housing estates.

With a Federal Government mandate for fibre connectivity in new housing estates just under 12 months away, the issue looks far from being resolved.

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