House independents have voted with the Government to defeat proposed ammendments to telecommunications reforms put forward by shadow communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull.
NBN Co selects Cisco, VMware for datacentre
As the political fight over the National Broadband network gathers heat, the NBN Company has moved ahead with data centre construction, contracting Cisco Systems as its equipment provider.
Conroy defends NBN over report
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy says the opposition of "selectively reading" an OECD report critical of the National Broadband Network and was using it as a "cloak to hide behind" in its political campaign to the delay the network roll-out.
Union agreement cements NBN wages bill
An enterprise bargaining agreement signed between the NBN Company and key unions should be enough to enable the construction of the National Broadband Network without the direct risk of a wages-led cost blow-out, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has told the Senate.
Backhaul blackspots program on target: Conroy
The federal Regional Backbone Blackspots Program had reached its halfway point, with 3,000 kilometres of optical fibre already laid, and is on target for completion in the second half of next year, Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said.
NBN interconnect plan to stifle competition
The communications sector's peak user interest lobby has joined the chorus of industry voices objecting to the NBN Company's points of interconnect proposals, saying it risks reducing infrastructure competition into the future.
Beaufret appointed to NBN Tassie board
NBN Company chief financial officer Jean-Pascal Beaufret has been appointed to the board of NBN Tasmania as the operational management of the two companies become more closely aligned.
Tassie roll-out unaffected by J/V collapse: Premier
The Tasmanian Government continued to work closely with the Commonwealth on the National Broadband Network project, and the roll-out timetable would be unaffected by the changed ownership plans for the local NBN company, Premier David Bartlett has told iTWire.
NBN Tassie roll-out 'a shambles': Coalition
The Federal Government's failure to consumate its planned NBN Tasmania joint-venture with the Tasmania Government and the state-owned utility Aurora Energy demonstrated the state's National Broadband Network roll-out was a shambles, Liberal Senator Guy Barnett says.
Feds terminate NBN Tassie joint-venture
The Federal Government has killed off its NBN Tasmania joint-venture plan, saying the Commonwealth would proceed with the state's National Broadband Network roll-out alone.
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