The following questions from the Coalition about NBN Co’s current or projected financial, network and operational performance were not answered at Senate Estimates last night.
While many of these forecasts and projections will apparently be included in the revised NBN Co three-year Corporate Plan if and when the Government makes this document public, Australian taxpayers in the meantime remain in the dark about the performance of a project they are being forced to pay for whether they want to or not.
1. The number of premises projected to be covered by NBN Co’s satellite network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
2. The number of premises projected to be covered by NBN Co’s fixed wireless network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
3. The number of greenfield premises projected to be passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
4. The number of brownfield premises projected to be passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
5. The number of premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s satellite network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
6. The number of premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s fixed wireless network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
7. The number of greenfield premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
8. The number of brownfield premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
9. The number of residential premises projected to be covered or passed by NBN Co’s three networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
10.The number of commercial premises projected to be covered or passed by NBN Co’s three networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
11.The number of residential premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s three networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
12.The number of commercial premises projected to have active service over NBN Co’s three networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
13.The Commonwealth’s cumulative equity investment in NBN Co up to this date (including investment since 31 December 2011).
14.NBN Co’s accumulated losses to date (including losses since 31 December 2011).
15.NBN Co’s accumulated capex on the fibre network to date (including capital spending since 31 December 2011).
16.NBN Co’s accumulated capex on the satellite network to date (including capital spending since 31 December 2011).
17.NBN Co’s accumulated capex on the fixed wireless network to date (including capital spending since 31 December 2011).
18.NBN Co’s revenues over the most recent trailing twelve months (including revenue earned in the March quarter of 2012).
19.NBN Co’s annualised maintenance costs per passed premise at the current time.
20.NBN Co’s annualised replacement capital costs per passed premise at the current time.
21.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 5 Mbps or less projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
22.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 5-10 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
23.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 10-20 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
24.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of more than 20 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fibre network by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
25.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 5 Mbps or less projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fixed wireless or satellite networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
26.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 5-10 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fixed wireless or satellite networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
27.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of 10-20 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fixed wireless or satellite networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
28.The proportion of premises currently able to receive broadband peak speeds of more than 20 Mbps projected to have been passed by NBN Co’s fixed wireless or satellite networks by each of June 2012, June 2013, December 2013, and June 2014.
29.The current best estimate of NBN Co’s management of the probable aggregate value of NBN Co contractual liabilities to suppliers and other parties outstanding at the end of calendar 2013.
30.The current best estimate of NBN Co’s management of the five largest outstanding individual contracts at that time.
31.The current best estimate of NBN Co’s management of the number of fibre to the premises connections that will be passed after the end of calendar 2013 if all contracts existing at the end of calendar 2013.
32.The current best estimate of NBN Co’s management of when all of these premises will be passed.
33.The dollar value and proportion of total capital costs associated with the fixed wireless network that are expected to have been spent by the end of 2013.
34.The dollar value and proportion of total capital costs associated with the satellite network that are expected to have been spent by the end of 2013.