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ACCC thwarts Telstra's ploy to force Optus onto HFC network for telephony
By: Stuart Corner

The ACCC has rejected a move by Telstra that would have denied Optus the ability to offer standard telephone services on the Telstra network in areas served by the Optus hybrid fibre co-axial network.


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Nick Minchin, minister-for-the-sale-of-Telstra, now shadow comms minister
By: Stuart Corner

Senator Nick Minchin, who, as finance minister in the Howard Government had charge of the sale of the final tranche of Telstra, is now shadow communications minister.


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Telstra releases BlackBerry Bold software not invented by John McCain
By: David M Williams

BlackBerry Bold customers on Telstra's network can now upgrade to the anticipated final version of the handheld software, in time for its public release. This software was produced by Research in Motion, despite any statements to the contrary by policy advisors.


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Telstra hits back at pessimistic analysts
By: Stuart Corner

Telstra has sought to defend its financial prospects from gloomy analyst predictions, accusing the analysts of committing the "cardinal sin" of "retrofitting analysis to justify an already-formed conclusion."


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Telstra's Next G margins under threat
By: Stuart Corner

Telecoms market research company, Telsyte, is forecasting significant ARPU declines for Telstra's mobile services as competitors Optus and Vodafone build out their 3G networks to more closely approach that of Next G.


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Telstra supports Facebook-style "safe and educational" site for kids
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Promising that the new social network for kids called “SuperClubsPLUS Australia” is “completely safe” and “educational” for children six to 12 years of age, Telstra has put the support of its “Telstra Foundation” right behind the new project.


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Telstra’s new USB modem ready for Next G speed boost
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Given Telstra has promised the Next G network will operate at speeds of “up to” 21Mbps by year’s end, new Next G wireless modems capable of faster speeds were due, and the first “small, sleek, super-fast USB modem” has just arrived.


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Telstra tears Terria a new one over NBN monopoly revelation
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Telstra has accused its National Broadband Network rival, Terria, of wanting what Terria accused Telstra of deeply desiring: a monopoly. Should we inform the Parker Bros?


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Sensis and Telstra searching for GPS supremacy
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Want to make money from GPS? You can sell GPS mapping devices, sell the maps, or sell a monthly subscription to end users. Sensis is doing all three, and more, with the new version of Whereis Navigator further challenging GPS competitors in the search for more paying customers!


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Telstra non-meekly states separation sucks
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Driven by a desire to destroy the dimension that is “structural separation”, Telstra has quoted the curiously named Kip Meek in an attempt to annihilate any action that would see separation succeed.


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Sybase 365 bags Brito
By: Stephen Withers

Mobile messaging services outfit Sybase 365 has appointed Adam Brito as business development director for peer-to-peer messaging interoperability in Australia and New Zealand.


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Scoop: Palm’s 3G Treo Pro goes blue, gets ticked off by Telstra
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Mid September is the date that Palm’s Treo Pro will finally hit the Australian market, with Telstra announcing today that it’s the first Next G smartphone/PDA to get the “Blue Tick” for better coverage in rural and regional areas.


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Opinion: Web 2.0 - an inedible Pie!
By: Tony Austin

The pie-in-the-sky hype surrounding "Web 2.0" seems to have enticed some organizations to the honey pot with less than impressive results. Buzzwords abound: is Web 2.0 the same as Web Services or SOA, and does Web 2.0 have to be implemented using AJAX techniques? Where are we now with all this, and where's it all leading?


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BigPond dips into customer service via Second Life
By: Stephen Withers

Not content with operating 16 islands in Second Life, Australian ISP BigPond has opened a customer support kiosk in the virtual world.


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Telstra's UK 'expert' all "false assumptions and bias" says T4
By: Stuart Corner

Telstra's competitors have re-iterated concerns raised by iTWire in July about former Ofcom executive Kip Meek's knowledge of the Australian market, on the eve of his visit to Australia to lobby government on behalf of Telstra.


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Optus: Telstra “threatened” by our rapid network expansion
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

After Telstra’s indignant response to Optus’ claims that it’s now able to go “head to head” with Telstra’s Next G network, Optus has hit back saying that it’s simply getting on with the job and that Telstra is “threatened”.


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Telstra challenges “ludicrous” Optus to get “independent audit”
By: Alex Zaharov-Reutt

Incensed at Optus’ claims of being able to go “head to head” with Telstra, the big T has hit back at Optus, saying it has made “ludicrous” claims and should put its network where its mouth is.


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'Pay by phone' gets new meaning with Visa trial
By: Stephen Withers

Has the coin-free payments revolution finally begun in Australia? A contactless payments trial is allowing participants to charge small purchases to their credit cards simply by waving their mobile phones over a reader.


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