Government must publish salary and remuneration details for senior executives and board members of the NBN Company if the public is to have faith in the transparency of the $43 billion broadband project, Opposition communications spokesman Nick Minchin said.
Campbell: NBN HQ decision 'not even on radar'
Just-appointed NBN Company board member Doug Campbell says a decision on the location of the network’s headquarters is “not even on the radar,” and is a long way down the new board’s To-Do list.
Primus lights up Basslink, eyes NBN
Internet service provider Primus Telecom has increased its backhaul capacity to Tasmania through the just-commissioned Basslink fibre cable and is cranking up its business and residential presence on the Apple Isle as a result.
NBN Company: Industry welcomes business heavyweights
Industry analysts have welcomed the NBN Company board appointments as a good mix of communications, finance and general business expertise, although shadow minister Nick Minchin says it lacks specific telecommunications experience.
NBN Company board of directors announced
The Rudd Government has announced five new directors to the NBN Company board of directors, including Doug Campbell, the former Telstra Country Wide chief who was recently appointed to chair the Tasmania NBN Company.
ICT jobs: The bottom is in, the bounce is real
The ICT sector job market has hit bottom and is enjoying the bounce, with surprisingly strong growth in employment advertisements during July of more than 8 per cent, according to the Olivier Job Index.
Filtering: Final policy is still in the pipe
For all its controversy, federal internet filtering plans were not set in stone and the feasibility of Government objectives were still to be weighed against data from its live pilot trial.
Total NBN costs 'no more than $27B' - Axia chief
The National Broadband Network roll-out would cost considerably less than Government’s back-of-envelop forecast of $43 billion at no more than $27 billion, Canada-based Axia’s global chief executive Art Price has told a Senate committee.
Union appointment to NBN Co board 'unlikely'
Any Rudd Government move to appoint a union representative without specific expertise to the board of the NBN Company would be strenuously opposed by the Opposition, Liberal Senate leader Nick Minchin said.
JetStar SMS is the mobile ticket to ride
Having signed up budget airline JetStar to his mobile phone-based boarding pass system, Sissit Group chief executive Aaron Hornlimann says he now hopes to sell the SMS ticketing system to car parks, stadiums, cinemas and public transport.
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