Telstra signs $390 million NBN planning and design deal

By Max Mason
Updated December 20 2014 - 8:08am, first published December 19 2014 - 5:16pm
Getting Telstra on board is a vital development in the government's plan to connect Australians to faster broadband. Photo: Daniel Munoz
Getting Telstra on board is a vital development in the government's plan to connect Australians to faster broadband. Photo: Daniel Munoz

Telstra will begin planning and design work on the National Broadband Network early next year as part of a new four-year deal, worth up to $390 million, to assist NBN Co with the rollout.