Opposition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says the Snowy Mountains Scheme was given "rigorous analysis and public debate" over several years before construction began, and could not be compared to the National Broadband Network project as Julia Gillard claims.
ACCC drives down Telstra line charges
The competition watchdog is proposing big price cuts for line rental and local calls from the start of 2011, arguing the cost of providing fixed line services has fallen.
AGIMO readies data centre RFTs
The Federal Government has published a statement of requirements for its data centre migration services panel and expects to publish a full request for tender by the end of the month.
NBN: Players ready in high-stakes game
With the announcement this week of the Gillard Cabinet and Tony Abbott's shadow ministry, we now know who the players are in what will be a hard-fought battle over the National Broadband Network implementation. But we have still to learn how the game will be played.
NBN plan makes 'heroic' assumptions: Turnbull
Government must urgently publish the financial model it used in developing its National Broadband Network plan so the assumptions on which it is based can be properly debated, newly-appointed Coalition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says.
NBN will put economy online: NICTA
The advantage of the National Broadband Network in the debate on broadband had less to do with speed and more to do with its ubiquitous roll-out, according to David Skellern, the head of Australia's peak ICT research agency, NICTA.
Turnbull outlines case: NBN costs to spiral
Rolling the National Broadband Network in from the regions rather than building out from city areas will require much more upfront capital from Government, driving up the cost of the network, freshly-minted Coalition communications spokesman Malcolm Turnbull says.
Turnbull to fight NBN 'icon of waste'
Former Opposition leader Malcolm Turnbull has returned to the Coalition front bench as shadow communications minister with instructions "to hold the Government ferociously to account" over the National Broadband Network.
Conroy keeps Comms, Lundy advises PM
In a major boost for the sector, the Prime Minister Julia Gillard has signalled a hands-on role for herself in fostering "digital productivity," and appointed Stephen Conroy and Kate Lundy to assist her in the role.
Gillard Cabinet: My two-bits worth
In all the speculation about the likely make-up of the Gillard Cabinet, there is one sure thing: Stephen Conroy will retain the Communications portfolio. And that's a good thing for the sector, which will no doubt welcome the continuity.
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