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NBN ‘Stutter Vision’ Embarrasses Communications Minister

David Richards May 6, 2013 No Comments

Conroy blamed Optus; Optus said it was not their fault. After bragging that the NBN will connect 93 per cent of the nation’s premises directly to optical fibre cable at…

Telstra: We’re 4G King – 2.1M Users

Staff Writers May 1, 2013 No Comments

Telstra is claiming to be 4G King Supreme as it adds 600,000 new users to its network The new figures were revealed by Telstra CFO Mark Hall at Macquarie’s Australia…

ISP’s Accused of Dodgy Deals

Staff Writers April 22, 2013 No Comments

ACCC accuses ISP of forcing unagreed prices onto customer services, and not allowing them to leave contracts. The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is alleging that a number of terms…

Mobile, Wireless: Surfs UP, OZ

Staff Writers April 9, 2013 No Comments

The number of internet subscribers soared 5% to 12.2m Australians in 2012, according to data compiled by ABS from Aussie telcos. There were 6 million mobile wireless Internet connections at…

Fast Fibre Broadband For $66 A Month + Finished Network By 2019 Say Coalition

David Richards April 9, 2013 No Comments

A new Coalition broadband policy set to be revealed today claims that consumers will pay 30 per cent less than Labor’s current plan with similar speeds of between 50Mbps and…

TPG Dodges A Bullet Over Shoddy Broadband Claims

Staff Writers April 5, 2013 No Comments

TPG had earlier succeeded with part of an appeal against a judgment of Justice Murphy in favour of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission. Murphy had found that TPG’s TV,…

ACCC rejects NBN 30-Year Terms

Staff Writers April 4, 2013 No Comments

“The ACCC’s preliminary view is that it is not satisfied that the SAU meets the relevant criteria for acceptance,”Australian Competition and Consumer Commission Chairman Rod Sims said today. The body…

NBN Take-Up Hit, After “Delays”

Staff Writers March 22, 2013 No Comments

Yesterday, NBN Co admitted the $37.4 bn NBN rollout would be delayed by “about ” three months, blaming contractors for the hold up. Its target of connecting 341,000 premises to…

Mon Dieu! French Rockets NBN Satellite

Staff Writers March 4, 2013 No Comments

NBN Co is to hook up with Arianespace, the European satellite company, to propel NBN’s two Ka-band broadband satellites into space. The contract, announced today by National Broadband Network chief…