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Telcos unite to call for rapid passages of telecoms reform bill
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2009-10-24 19:03:19
Most of Australia's tier 2 carriers have bandied together to issue a joint statement calling on all members of Parliament and senators to support the passage of the telecoms reform legislation and not to delay considering it.


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ACCC pricing process 'ridiculous' and 'stupid'
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-08-25 04:32:55
The consumer watchdog’s draft pricing for fixed-line wholesale services will kill new investment in copper-based broadband, punching a big hole in any interim planning in the lead up to the years-away NBN roll-out, access seekers say.


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TIO names and shames
Written By: David Heath
Section: Information technology news

Category: Telecoms

2009-08-24 23:00:01
The Australian Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman’s (TIO) office has released a report analysing complaints they have received against essentially all Australian telecommunications companies.  This report reflects the TIO’s desire to assist with improvement rather than simply wielding a big stick.


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Third time unlucky: Primus data centre down again
Written By: James Riley
Section: Information technology news

Category: Internet

2009-08-10 03:47:19
Primus Telecom has again been forced to apologise to customers as its Melbourne data centre crashed for several hours Sunday evening – the third time the facility has failed this year.


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Primus lights up Basslink, eyes NBN
Written By: James Riley
Section: Technology feature

Category: Virtualisation

2009-08-06 03:29:04
Internet service provider Primus Telecom has increased its backhaul capacity to Tasmania through the just-commissioned Basslink fibre cable and is cranking up its business and residential presence on the Apple Isle as a result.


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Primus to resell Telstra ADSL2+
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-04-23 22:06:36
Primus has become the latest ISP to strike a deal with Telstra Wholesale to resell Telstra's ADSL2+ service and is now  offering ADSL2+ from 1500 Telstra exchanges.


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Praise all round (almost) for Government's new telecoms strategy
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-04-07 00:03:27
Let's not call it a national broadband strategy any more because the regulatory changes envisaged by the Government's announcements this morning will change the telecoms landscape in Australia irrevocably, and many participants believe these changes will be very much for the better.


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US parent's move into chapter 11 is good news for us, says Primus Australia
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-03-16 17:14:15
Primus Telecom Australia is putting a positive spin on its US parent's move into chapter 11 bankruptcy protection saying it could lead to more of the Australian subsidiary's cashflow being re-invested in the Australian business.


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Primus US parent files for Chapter 11 with debts of AUD$1 billion
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Beerfiles

Category: IT blog

2009-03-16 17:03:32
Primus Telecommunications Group, the US holding company of Primus Telecom Australia has filed for Chapter 11 protection to reduce interest rate payments to creditors on debts totalling US$650 million (about AUD$1 billion). The consensual Chapter 11 filing with creditors will see the debts reduced to US$315 million.


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Federal Court sends WLR & LCS exemption back to the ACT
Written By: Peter Dinham
Section: Telecommunications

Category: ExchangeDaily

2009-03-12 18:01:28
The Federal Court has overturned the Australian Competition Tribunal's decision to reject the ACCC's granting of wholesale line rental and local carriage service declaration exemptions in a significant number of exchanges, and has referred the matter back to the ACT.
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Internet filtering trial exposed as a Government sham?
Written By: Stan Beer
Section: Technology feature

Category: Enterprise

2009-02-12 05:44:51
Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy seems to be trying to increase the depth of the hole he's digging with his much maligned Internet content filtering trial. The content filtering scheme and the trial are already widely unpopular but Senator Conroy is stretching the bounds of credibility by restricting the ISPs taking part to mostly bit players.


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Telstra competitors slam Sol's tip to incoming US President Obama
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Core Dump

Category: Apple and anything else

2009-01-20 01:31:19
An organisation representing a range of Australian carriers and ISPs has railed against Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo's "unsolicited advice" to the incoming Barack Obama administration that it should put part of an economic stimulus package towards improving fixed and wireless broadband in the US.


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Carriers again unleash ACCC against Telstra over ULL access
Written By: Stephen Withers
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Policy & Regulation

2008-07-08 17:26:36
Macquarie Telecom and Optus Networks have each notified the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) of access disputes with Telstra concerning the unconditioned local loop service (ULLS). Even though the ACCC recently made final determinations in 18 access disputes, an astounding 35 are still being arbitrated.


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Former NSW treasurer Michael Egan to chair G9
Written By: Stuart Corner
Section: Telecommunications

Category: Industry

2008-05-14 21:41:05
Former NSW Treasurer, Michael Egan has been appointed as chairman of the Optus led G9 carrier consortium planning to bid for the Australian Government funded National Broadband Network.


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