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What's the go with the Tassie NBN Company?
Written By: James Riley
Section: The Big House

Category: Australian Government ICT Blog

2009-11-05 03:11:57
You wouldn't call the Tasmania NBN Company the bastard child of Communications Minister Stephen Conroy and Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett. Not in polite company, anyway.


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The wisdom of Phil Burgess, brought to you by the WSJ
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!

Category: Telecommunications blog

2009-11-04 18:32:04
Telstra's erstwhile mouthpiece, Phil Burgess, has been at it again, peddling his views on the Australian Government, the ACCC and Australian telecommunications in general to anyone who will give him a hearing and, preferably, disseminate his views to as wide an audience as possible.


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Rudd to open two-day NBN summit in Sydney
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-11-03 20:46:04
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will host a two-day broadband summit in Sydney next month to identify industry development opportunities and productivity windfalls that can be derived from the National Broadband Network project.


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NBN 'a platform for innovation'
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-11-01 19:41:01
The National Broadband Network (NBN) could become a technological platform for innovation by Australian companies, according to a senior executive at a leading professional services firm.


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Coalition should get out of the way: Tanner
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-11-01 06:27:00
The Coalition had 11 years to fix competition problems in telecommunications and did nothing, and should now get out of the way and let Government reform the sector, Finance Minister Lindsay Tanner said.


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Comms Alliance progresses NBN model
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Networks

2009-10-28 08:28:33
Communications Alliance has announced further progress in its work to develop an architecture model for the National Broadband Network.


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Telstra's Thodey targets online service growth
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2009-10-27 20:14:43
Telstra chief executive David Thodey has reaffirmed financial guidance for 2009-10 with low single digit growth and says the company is on target to achieve free cash flow of $6 billion for the year.


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Huge $25B gap between Govt and Telstra valuations
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-26 20:00:51
The existing Telstra copper network is worth between $8 billion and $33 billion – and the yawning gap is the difference between the buyer and seller.


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Govt calls for Senate to lift ban on NBN debate
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-25 21:50:16
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has tabled documents with the Senate asking that it lifts an order that currently prevents consideration of any bill related to its National Broadband Network proposal.


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Business Council slams NBN plans
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-25 20:48:05
The Business Council of Australia has raised a number of significant concerns with the Governments' $43b National Broadband Network and says the implementation study is the only way for these to be addressed. It has called for the output of the study to be made public.


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Nationals howling at the moon on Telstra reform
Written By: James Riley
Section: The Big House

Category: Australian Government ICT Blog

2009-10-23 02:36:06
The Rudd Government's telecommunications reform package passed through the House today, and will be debated in the Senate next week in what is shaping to the most important the industry has seen in a generation.


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Bartlett making the most of Tassie's NBN
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Cornered!

Category: Telecommunications blog

2009-10-23 00:36:41
Tasmanian Greens leader, Nick McKim, is, according to ABC News "predicting a drip-feed of announcements over the Tasmanian roll-out of the National Broadband Network, to maximise the State Government's re-election chances," but there's plenty to suggest this has been going on for some time.


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Renewables and NBN to drive Tassie data centres
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2009-10-22 21:03:52
The Tasmanian Government is planning a business roadshow across the US selling the relationship between its renewable energy capability and fibre connectivity to ICT multinationals looking for data centre locations for the region.


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ACMA restructures for NBN, digital broadcasting and empowered consumers
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-22 03:24:17
The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) is to revamp its internal structure to give a sharper focus on issues thrown up by the National Broadband Network and the transition to digital TV and radio; and "to give appropriate new weighting to the role of...individuals as citizens, as consumers and as audiences for content."


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TransACT preparing IPTV upgrade
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2009-10-21 23:38:57
Communications provider TransACT will upgrade its system to deliver IPTV to customers. The company's fibre network covers Canberra and Queanbeyan.


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Minchin a 'complete Luddite': Conroy
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: News

2009-10-21 01:51:33
Stephen Conroy, Federal Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, has branded his Opposition counterpart "a complete Luddite." The Opposition continues to delay telecommunications reform legislation.


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Turnbull lacks leadership on Telstra debate: Conroy
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-21 00:12:01
Opposition plans to delay the passage of the telco regulatory reform package would be disastrous for the Australian economy and for consumers, and Malcolm Turnbull should assert his leadership on the issue, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said.


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Government & Telstra's NBN negotiations are the real game
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-10-19 02:03:33
The Senate enquiry into the telecoms reform legislation is getting lots of air-time but what really matters is the horse trading going on between Telstra and the Government over Telstra's contribution to and role in the NBN.


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NBN: Harvard backs open access model
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-18 05:51:26
A fundamental requirement for reducing broadband prices and increasing speeds has been the existence of an open access regime, a Harvard University study conducted on behalf of the US regulator has found.


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Tassie Govt targets NBN opportunities for locals
Written By: James Riley
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-18 03:51:16
The Tasmanian Government wants to maximise the chances of local companies getting work during the construction phase of the National Broadband Network roll-out, launching a web portal that highlights NBN sub-contractor opportunities.


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