So Chorus is to be the name of the lines company. Pity, Telecom as a name better reflects the roles of that part of the operation with the retail side of the business being far removed from the roots of the old Telecom company.

Reading between the lines, the pricing deal is now done, which means that the SOP will go thru substantially as is. In lieu of the government putting in more taxpayer cash up front, it will give Telecom a greater cash flow downstream. It now remains to be seen whether the government will buy Chorus to create a true infrastructure company. Read the full Computer World article by clicking the read more link below.