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Thursday, 29th July 2010

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Conroy pledges more of the same in tech if Labor wins

ARN - 0 Comments

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.

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iiNet CEO spells death sentence for AAPT unlimited

iTnews Australia - 0 Comments

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.

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Bannon won't front AFACT's iiNet appeal

iTnews Australia - 0 Comments

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.

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iiNet calls trading halt over AAPT

Australian IT - 0 Comments

Shares in iiNet entered a trading halt today as it prepared to announce a potential acquisition, expected to be AAPT's consumer division.

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Federal Government set to release exact NBN footprint tomorrow

ARN - 0 Comments

The Federal Government is set to release the exact locations for the National Broadband Network tomorrow, according to Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.

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TPG and iiNet battle for AAPT

The Australian - 0 Comments

Iinet is locked in a battle with TPG Telecom to acquire Telecom New Zealand's struggling AAPT unit.

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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.

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Working from home on NBN

Australian IT - 0 Comments

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.

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Conroy backs NBN opt-out model

ARN - 0 Comments

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.

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Wednesday, 28th July 2010

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Pacnet joins $447m Sydney-US undersea cable

iTnews Australia - 0 Comments

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.

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Election 2010: Halting NBN 'economically irresponsible'

iTWire - 0 Comments

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.

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NBN could see the end of business ADSL: IDC

Computerworld - 0 Comments

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.

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Gillard backs NBN investment

Australian IT - 0 Comments

The Prime Minister says opposing Labor's $43 billion national broadband network is like opposing the building of the railroad years ago.

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Cable to double internet capacity out of Australia

SMH - 0 Comments

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.

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Lundy vs. Ludlam, Fletcher: election debate

ZDNet Australia - 0 Comments

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.

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The Coalition defends its lack of NBN alternative, claims policy delay is standard

ARN - 0 Comments

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.

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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.

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Ditching NBN like axing railroads: Gillard

ZDNet Australia - 0 Comments

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.

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Conroy on the run instead of the hustings

iTWire - 0 Comments

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.

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Australia scores a C on Akamai broadband report card

iTnews Australia - 0 Comments

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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