The coverage following my speech to shareholders at Telstra’s annual general meeting last Tuesday shows there remain entrenched and passionately held views about the creation of the national broadband network 10 years ago.

Although it was disappointing, I fully expected that many would see my comments as Telstra whingeing about loss of revenues and the fact that it is no longer the dominant incumbent. I also expected the calls of hypocrisy, given Telstra’s historical position as the monopoly provider.