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Sky Muster Gets Blockage Buster

Computer Daily News June 28, 2017 No Comments

Benighted users of NBN Co’s Sky Muster satellite service – mainly deployed to regional and outback areas – many of whom have been complaining of near-unbearably slow service, or sometimes…

Govt. Broadband Tax In Trouble: TPG, Telstra Pull Support

Computer Daily News June 27, 2017 No Comments

The Turnbull Government’s move to introduce a “broadband tax” appears in trouble after the Senate referred the tax to a committee for scrutiny and Telstra withdrew its support for the…

Sky Muster Problems: NBN Co Considers Plan For Third Satellite

Computer Daily News June 22, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co is considering deployment of a third satellite in a bid to improve it’s much-complained-about Sky Muster satellite service, CEO Bill Morrow has told a Senate Estimates committee in…

ACCC Calls For Volunteers For Broadband Speed Check System

Computer Daily News June 20, 2017 No Comments

The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is calling on thousands of Australians to volunteer to take part in a program that will measure and compare broadband speeds across the country.…

NBN Co Moves To Encourage Take-Up Of Faster Speeds

Computer Daily News June 5, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co has begun using a new wholesale pricing model in an apparent bid to persuade more users to choose faster broadband offerings. The new model uses a formula that…

Oz Trails In Web Speed Figures

Computer Daily News June 2, 2017 No Comments

Australia has finished in 50th place in Akamai’s latest State of the Internet report covering the first quarter of the year, with an average fixed-line connection speed of just 11.1Mbps.…

Wollongong Set To Become Australia’s First Gigatown

Fergus Halliday June 2, 2017 No Comments

ISP MyRepublic has named the winner of its Gigatown promotion as Wollongong-resident Thompson Fletcher, with residents of Sydney’s southern hub set to benefit. As a result, the company has committed…

ACCC Finalises Superfast Broadband Regulation

Jon Bragg May 26, 2017 No Comments

The ACCC has finalised its proposed regulation of ‘superfast’ broadband services supplied on non-NBN fixed line networks, including approval for network operators to pass on the cost of the proposed…

Foxtel Broadband NBN Now Available Through FTTN & FTTB

Jon Bragg May 23, 2017 No Comments

Premises with Fibre-to-the-Node (FTTN) and Fibre-to-the-Building (FTTB) NBN connections can now sign up for services from Foxtel Broadband. While previously only available to Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) customers since the launch of Foxtel…

NBN Build – Telstra’s Share Shrinking, TPG Gaining: ACCC

Computer Daily News May 5, 2017 No Comments

NBN Co is growing its fibre-to-the-curb rollout at the expense of fibre-to-the-node connections, with 122 towns and suburbs added to the FttC rollout program the past two months, according to…