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  • Senate broadband inquiry to go ahead

    The Senate has voted to set up an inquiry into the pricing and competition regime of broadband, after the initially rejected bill was enhanced with additional terms of reference.

  • ACA calls for mod-chip legalisation; copyright fair use

    The Australian Consumers Association today recommended legalising the use of mod-chips as it cautiously greeted a recent proposal to introduce a levy on digital recording media and devices.

  • ACCC to expose fake excuses for broadband delays

    Competition regulator the ACCC is set to probe what's stopping Telstra's rivals rolling out broadband services -- and whether there are 'real' blocks, like space constraints, that are preventing them or whether there are 'artificial' restraints on accessing the unbundled local loop.

  • Telstra makes play for bush funds

    Should Telstra get access to more government funding to rollout bush broadband?

  • ACCC asked to investigate Aust SMS claims

    A wireless enterprise software provider says it has complained to Australia's competition watchdog over a group of service providers who allegedly route short-message service traffic via lower-cost foreign operators and mask the practice by using "falsely assigned" local numbers.

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  • Open source vs open standards

    Customers and government bodies should focus on products with open standards and realise the pitfalls of open source, argues Scott Petty, Dimension Data Australia COO.

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