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  • Optus extends 3G mobile to rural Australia

    update: Australia's second largest telco Optus plans to spend between AU$500 million and AU$800 million to extend its third generation (3G) mobile coverage outside of Australia's capital cities to rural areas.

  • Telstra seeks 3G clarification

    Telstra has asked the federal government to clarify if it will regulate the telco's proposed AU$1 billion third generation, or 3G, mobile phone network.

  • Health Minister backs smart card

    A smart card for health services will provide basic medical information to help in an emergency, Health Minister Tony Abbott says.

  • Telstra exec forgets what CDMA stands for

    Telstra chief Sol Trujillo is in Spain while his senior executives front a Senate committee in Canberra today.

  • Feds target urban broadband blackspots

    The Australian government will spend AU$50 million over three years to help disadvantaged urban dwellers gain access to faster Internet services.

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  • Emirates to launch wireless Internet service

    Dubai-based international airline Emirates will try to attract more long-haul business customers by providing the world's first regular, airborne wireless laptop service.

  • Yahoo7 on the World Cup leaderboard

    As the official online home of the Socceroos, Yahoo7's World Cup site will act as a 24-hour news source, discussion forum and multimedia archive for football-mad Australians hungry for a fix.

  • Monochrome magic: Six printers tested

    Who needs colour? Sometimes all you need is a black-and-white printer that can churn out the pages fast. We look at your options.

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  • Telstra pledges better bush telecommunications

    Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.

  • Paint it black: 6 mono printers tested

    Who needs colour? Sometimes all you need is a black-and-white printer that can churn out the pages fast. We test your options.

  • Australian telcos sign MMS interconnect deal

    Optus and Vodafone have signed an agreement allowing their customers to send multimedia messages between the two networks from next week.

  • To 3, or not to 3?

    Hutchison has the only 'true 3G' network available in Australia, which they have imaginatively named '3'. Every phone company -- including Hutchison -- are adamant that people don't want to buy technology, but services. So we've put 3 through its paces.

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