In a bold counterproposal to the government, Telecom’s Crown fibre submission suggests abandoning Steven Joyce's vision of 25 local fibre companies in favour of one of two options. Both involve the telco’s Chorus division taking charge of a single, national roll-out on an  accelerated schedule.

The 25 local fibre companies could pursue a fragmented technology strategies, Telecom says and have the potential to fail, concentrating investment in a few areas.