Policy
Excite Mobile has become the latest victim to ACCC court action, with the Federal Court today finding the company has "engaged in false and misleading and unconscionable conduct" in a monumental decision.
The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has instituted proceedings against Netspeed, alleging that many clauses in its consumer contracts are unfair and should be declared void.
As we predicted yesterday NBN Co has hit back at Coalition claims that the cost of Labor's National Broadband Network will blow out, while casting doubt on the viability of the Coalition's own plans.
NBN Co should prepare for Coalition plan - Oakeshott
By Graeme Philipson
Chair of Parliament’s NBN Committee, independent Rob Oakeshott, says that NBN Co should prepare an new Corporate Plan based on the Coalition’s alternative FTTN plan.
NBN releases detailed costings to Parliament - all OK
By Graeme Philipson
NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley has appeared before the Joint Parliamentary Joint Committee on the NBN. At the same time NBN Co released a detailed report on the project costings, in which there is no change from the initial budget.
Quigley to rip into Turnbull NBN costings tomorrow says Conroy: EXCLUSIVE
By David Swan
Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has flagged an attack on the Coalition's costings of Labor's NBN plan by NBN Co CEO Mike Quigley.
The Australian Council of Deans of ICT (ACDICT) wants ICT given greater recognition as an integral part of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) skills, at the same time criticising government for excluding ICT from its recent funding allocation to improve teaching standards in maths and science in schools.
One third of a Queensland town has lost its internet and phone services today due to an apparent mistake from NBN workers.
Pesky telemarketers can now be held at bay for even longer, with the Australian Government extending Do Not Call registrations to eight years.
A $50,000 CSIRO and industry-sponsored competition is aiming to foster some killer apps for the NBN.
