1 ▁and ▁sell ▁down ▁its ▁st ake ▁in ▁that ▁entity ▁by ▁ 2 0 1 4 . ▁The ▁fib re ▁will ▁belong ▁to ▁Open Net . ▁The ▁electron ics ▁will ▁be ▁offered ▁to ▁" oper ating ▁companies " ▁( Op co ▁license es ) ▁who ▁will ▁operate ▁the ▁electron ics — L ay ers ▁ 2 ▁and ▁ 3 — ▁of ▁the ▁network ▁- ▁and ▁the ▁operating ▁companies ▁will ▁res ell ▁to ▁ret ail ▁prov iders . ▁ ▁Australia ▁- ▁National ▁Broad band ▁Network ▁Ax ia ▁Net Media ▁submitted ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁build ▁Australia ' s ▁National ▁Broad band ▁Network ▁( NB N ). ▁The ▁N B N ▁request ▁for ▁proposal ▁involved ▁the ▁design ▁and ▁operation ▁of ▁an ▁open ▁access ▁nation wide ▁network ▁deliver ing ▁spe eds ▁of ▁ 1 2 M bit / s ▁or ▁higher ▁to ▁ 9 8 % ▁of ▁Australia ' s ▁population . ▁The ▁R FP ▁was ▁terminated ▁by ▁the ▁Australian ▁government ▁on ▁April ▁ 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Ax ia ▁Net Media ▁V IN CI ▁Network s ▁( In ▁French . ▁Note ▁that ▁this ▁redirects ▁to ▁a ▁Cov age ▁presentation ) ▁Al berta ▁Super net ▁Ax ia ▁presentation ▁on ▁their ▁proposed ▁Australian ▁fib re ▁network ▁( M arch ▁ 2 0 0 8 ) ▁also ▁includes ▁information ▁and ▁maps ▁on ▁its ▁Canadian ▁network , ▁French ▁partners hip , ▁and ▁Singapore ▁Pro pos al . ▁ ▁Category : Comp an ies ▁formerly ▁listed ▁on ▁the ▁Toronto ▁Stock ▁Exchange ▁Category