NBN must find $26.5b to fund cost increases

Original article by David Ramli
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 3 : 25-Aug-15

NBN has revealed a 36.6 per cent blowout in costs to $A56 billion, up from the $A41 billion previously forecast for the national broadband rollout. As the government’s funding cap of $A29.5 billion has not increased, NBN will have to raise up to $A26.5 billion from other sources.

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