The govt will loan NBN Co $20bn to finish rollout

By Allie Coyne on Nov 18, 2016 12:31PM

Cash will prevent looming shortfall.

The federal government will loan NBN Co the remaining $19.5 billion it needs to finish the national rollout under a commercial arrangement. The government's May budget papers revealed its funding cap of $29.5 billion for the project would run out in the current financial year, once its last ...

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