▁ 9 , 0 0 0   km ▁of ▁fi ber ▁deployed ). ▁Cov age ▁is ▁the ▁leading ▁neutral ▁and ▁independent ▁player ▁in ▁the ▁opt ic ▁fi ber ▁con cess ion ▁business ▁in ▁France . ▁ ▁Singapore ▁- ▁Sing T el ▁joint ▁vent ure ▁in ▁Open Net ▁ ▁The ▁Open Net ▁cons ort ium ▁( cons isting ▁of ▁Ax ia ▁Net Media ▁( 3 0 % ), ▁Singapore ▁Tele communic ations / Sing T el ▁( 3 0 % ), ▁Singapore ▁Press ▁Hold ings ▁( 2 5 %) ▁and ▁Singapore ▁Power ▁Te lem edia ▁( 1 5 % )) ▁were ▁awarded ▁Singapore ' s ▁National ▁Broad band ▁Network ▁pass ive ▁network ▁tender ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 6 , ▁ 2 0 0 8 . ▁Open Net ▁will ▁directly ▁own ▁the ▁fib re ▁links ▁of ▁the ▁proposal , ▁which ▁will ▁reach ▁ 6 0 % ▁of ▁the ▁population ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁and ▁ 9 5 % ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁Open Net ▁will ▁assume ▁universal ▁service ▁oblig ations ▁after ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Their ▁proposal ▁creates ▁an ▁open ▁access ▁network ▁with ▁ 4 ▁distinct ▁layers ▁of ▁ownership , ▁to ▁separate ▁compet itive ▁interests ▁from ▁mon opol y ▁aspects ▁of ▁the ▁network . ▁Sing T el ▁( the ▁national ▁inc umb ent ) ▁will ▁transfer ▁existing ▁du ct s , ▁man hol es ▁and ▁ex changes ▁to ▁be ▁used ▁for ▁the ▁N B N ▁into ▁an ▁independent ▁asset ▁company ▁by ▁mid - 2 0 1