Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has cut the ribbon on an NBN Tasmania Test Centre in Hobart, with second-tier ISP's Primus, Internode and iiNet confirming they will start offering services through the network from July.
Coalition to oppose Do Not Call changes
The proposed extensions to the Do Not Call register would be a cost burden and a "compliance nightmare" for small business, and the Coalition will oppose the legislation in the Senate, shadow small business spokesman Bruce Billson says.
Telstra buoyant as Fielding grandstands on reform
The Rudd Government's proposed telecommunications reform legislation has given Steve Fielding the opportunity to make a hero of himself in front of 1.4 million Telstra shareholders - by voting against it.
Hockey: Internet filter 'unworkable' and dangerous
The Rudd Government's internet filtering plans are unworkable, and the scheme would "perniciously" create an infrastructure to allow censorship to be applied more broadly in future, shadow Treasurer Joe Hockey has told the Grattan Institute.
Senate numbers against Conroy on Telstra Bill
The Rudd Government's long-held plan to structurally reform the telecommunication sector is in jeopardy, with the legislative package likely to be narrowly rejected by the Senate.
Senate order: Implementation study must be tabled
With the support of the Greens, the Government has narrowly defeated a motion that would have further delayed any debate on the telecom reform bill until Communications Minister Stephen Conroy had tabled the $25 million implementation study in the national broadband network project.
NBN's Hobart network operations centre complete
Construction of the Hobart-based network operations centre (NOC) that will be used as the Tasmania NBN Company's interim control platform is nearing completion and has moved to a test phase.
Feds fund entire NBN Tassie 'joint-venture'
The Australian Government is carrying the entire cost of the national broadband network roll-out in Tasmania, with negotiations over the planned joint-venture with State-owned utility Aurora Energy put on hold last year and not expected to resume until July.
Coalition to reject telecom reform bill
The Federal Coalition will reject the Government's telecommunications reform bill when it is considered by the Senate as expected this week, calling the proposed legislation a deliberate assault on Telstra and its shareholders.
Global spending sluggish, but Aussies optimistic
The Australian market will be one of the happier hunting grounds for vendors seeking sales growth in 2010, with local IT spending budgets increases significantly higher than the global average, according to research group Ovum.
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