Telstra Wants Role in Australia's National Broadband Network

David Thodey, CEO of Telstra, Australia's biggest phone company, says the company is having "productive" and "professional" talks with the Australian government on its potential role in the building of a nationwide super-fast broadband network. The company does not yet know what part it would play in the government's planned new $36 billion) network. The project is expected to take several years to complete.