Following the election in September 2013 the Government issued an interim Statement of Expectations (SOE) to NBN Co Limited (NBN Co) that outlined the Government’s commitment to completing the construction of the National Broadband Network (NBN).

The Strategic Review was undertaken by NBN Co over a period of five weeks from 28 October 2013, concluding with the submission of a draft report on 2 December 2013 and, following Board approval, this final report to the Minister for Communications and Minster for Finance on 12 December 2013.