Telstra has revealed the addition of almost one million new mobile services in the six months to December 2011, but Sensis revenues plummeted 24 percent in 12 months.
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David Heath
Tuesday, 07 April 2009 09:06
This morning's announcement that the Federal Government was going to be the installer and manager of the son-of-NBN, a fibre-to-the-premises roll-out for 90% of the country's population, means that they will be the ISP of choice for a large majority of the population. Choice in this context being very loosely defined.
I'm not sure what this means for existing ADSL and Cable infrastructure – perhaps Optus and Foxtel will finally tear down their cables. Naw…
However, what it will mean is that the ACMA will have a well-defined, well-secured place to put their internet filters. A place where no-one outside of government can access and leaks will be much less likely. This will clearly permit a blacklist with essentially ZERO scrutiny.
As we know, there are trade-offs everywhere. As the fibre network offers increased speed, so the filters will take it away again. If they’re careful, we will never notice the loss.
It's the catch-cry of a generation. Just think of the children adults.
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