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Thursday, 29th July 2010
Conroy pledges more of the same in tech if Labor wins
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Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has promised the Government will execute a major review of regulatory systems, but said most policies will remain the same.
iiNet CEO spells death sentence for AAPT unlimited
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The chief executive of ISP iiNet has indicated he would dump AAPT's unlimited broadband plans - and the "leechers" on them - if iiNet bought the Telecom New Zealand subsidiary.
Bannon won't front AFACT's iiNet appeal
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The film industry's star barrister Tony Bannon will not lead the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) appeal against ISP iiNet in the Federal Court next week.
iiNet calls trading halt over AAPT
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Shares in iiNet entered a trading halt today as it prepared to announce a potential acquisition, expected to be AAPT's consumer division.
Federal Government set to release exact NBN footprint tomorrow
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The Federal Government is set to release the exact locations for the National Broadband Network tomorrow, according to Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.
TPG and iiNet battle for AAPT
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Iinet is locked in a battle with TPG Telecom to acquire Telecom New Zealand's struggling AAPT unit.
Pacnet hoses down AAPT bid rumours
iTnews Australia - 0 Comments
Pacnet has ruled itself out as a bidder for Telecom NZ subsidiary AAPT, at least in the "near future", according to chief executive Bill Barney.
Working from home on NBN
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Australians could save up to $1.9 billion a year in travel costs, petrol and time if they spent half their work hours at home on NBN.
Conroy backs NBN opt-out model
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Communications Minister Stephen Conroy appears to have backed a so-called 'opt-out' model for the National Broadband Network where Australians would be required to choose not to have fibre internet connected to their premises.
Wednesday, 28th July 2010
Pacnet joins $447m Sydney-US undersea cable
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Pacnet has stepped in to jointly fund a US$400 million ($447 million) undersea fibre cable connecting Sydney to the United States via Auckland that will double capacity along the route.
Election 2010: Halting NBN 'economically irresponsible'
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The Coalition faces a significant business community backlash if it fails to deliver a broadband plan for Australia that at least matches the Government's existing National Broadband Network initiative, according to the internet sector’s peak industry body.
NBN could see the end of business ADSL: IDC
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The connection of the first business to the National Broadband Network (NBN) this week may have sounded the death knell for SME ADSL-based business broadband plans, according to IDC.
Gillard backs NBN investment
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The Prime Minister says opposing Labor's $43 billion national broadband network is like opposing the building of the railroad years ago.
Cable to double internet capacity out of Australia
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Two companies will invest an estimated $US400 million ($AU447) in a new 13,600 kilometre submarine cable that they say will double telecommunications capacity out of Australia and further reduce broadband costs to consumers.
Lundy vs. Ludlam, Fletcher: election debate
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At the launch of Google's Election 2010 portal at the internet giant's Sydney headquarters this morning, three of the country's most IT-savvy politicians went head-to-head on the National Broadband Network and the government's planned mandatory internet filter.
The Coalition defends its lack of NBN alternative, claims policy delay is standard
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The Coalition has defended its delay in releasing an alternative to the Government's National Broadband Network and claimed it's entirely normal for an election campaign.
Telstra fined $19m
Australian IT - 0 Comments
Telstra has been slapped with an $18.5 million fine for blocking its rivals from installing broadband equipment at its telephone exchanges.
Ditching NBN like axing railroads: Gillard
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Prime Minister Julia Gillard said today that opposing Labor's $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) is like opposing the building of the railroad years ago.
Conroy on the run instead of the hustings
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Senator Stephen Conroy has failed to answer the tough questions at a Melbourne event yesterday. In an election month, voters could be forgiven for thinking that the Broadband Minister was not up to another tough session about his filtering and NBN policies.
Australia scores a C on Akamai broadband report card
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Akamai's latest State of the Internet was a shot in the arm for supporters of the National Broadband Network, reporting that Australia was in the bottom half of nations in the Asia-Pacific for broadband speeds and slower than neighbour New Zealand.
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Latest Comments
Coalition faces massive voter backlash over NBN scrap plan
Most voters wouldn't know what the NBN is. I've brought up the NBN with MANY "non-IT" friends, family and people from work (senior and junior), not one knew anything about... by Lou
Jul 27, 2010 8:37 AM
IT WAS ME: first NBN user speaks about what it's like
Wow, someone who is connected to a backbone network with virtually no other users gets high throughput, who woulda thunk it?
The many comments in forums like this still confirm -... by DC
Jul 24, 2010 11:39 AM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
i'm with Primus..and lately their product has sucked..i dont know all the techical jargon..all i know is...4 weeks ago my internet worked not too bad...it was enough for me..and now..it... by evie
Jul 21, 2010 4:05 AM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
Having the same problem in Pakenham though i'm on ADSL 1500/256.
Piss poor. by anto
Jul 20, 2010 9:57 PM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
Am i the only person not complaining. I did a speed test at 80,000 kbps at speedtest.net. Then again, i do pay an awful lot for internet. by mitchboy999
Jul 19, 2010 12:44 AM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
B = Bytes
b = bits
So your download is 970 KB/s and your line speed is 8 Mbps. by Alex McKenzie
Jul 16, 2010 10:05 PM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
I Think some people are confused.
I am with iPrimus and my THEORITICAL line speed is 24MB down load and 1MB upload.
However, because i dont live inside the ruddy exchange my... by john
Jul 16, 2010 4:49 PM
VIDEO - Optus: we're fixing our 3G network
Please note that I could NOT view your video of OPTUS informing us that they are fixing their 3G network. You see the reason is that I live in LEDA... by John Miller
Jul 15, 2010 6:35 PM
NBN could be opt-out in Tasmania: Premier
This is a great idea, whether people realise it or not. Residents should be connected now, and ready for the future, whether they want it or not.
It will be far... by Alex McKenzie
Jul 05, 2010 12:15 PM
Fewer Australians subscribing to broadband
I am not sure who's lying. Nevertheless, these are the facts. I've checked my speed 5 mins ago and it's 45kbps????. Yes, this issues has been escalated to the higher... by Tad
Jul 04, 2010 10:45 AM
IT WAS ME: first NBN user speaks about what it's like
bit jealous? no. I am ALOT jealous!
I live in a country town.
I used to get 17meg adls. Now it has dropped down to 10 meg and the lowest was 6... by Andrew Wilson
Jul 03, 2010 5:21 PM
IT WAS ME: first NBN user speaks about what it's like
You sound a bit jealous! Our time will all come in the next 8 years, provided everything goes to plan, and you don't live in the bush. by Alex McKenzie
Jul 02, 2010 4:31 PM
