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  • ACCC denies Telstra request to limit Optus

    Australia's competition regulator late yesterday denied an application by Telstra to stop supplying Optus fixed line services within the SingTel subsidiary's cable network footprint.

  • ACCC frames telco regulatory reviews

    The national competition regulator today released a position paper detailing what it described as a "robust framework" for reviewing existing and guiding future telecommunications regulation of fixed network services.

  • Setting the stage for 2004

    Is the stage set for significant IT growth in the coming year? Check out the scores.

  • AU government pushes new broadband stats

    The federal government has moved to improve the effectiveness of broadband statistical reporting in Australia, issuing a directive to regulators to report on business takeup and usage.

  • Coonan crows over telco report

    Broadband subscriptions in Australia grew by 109 percent for the 12 months ended March this year, according to a report by the federal government, which claims its telecommunications reforms have been a boon for the industry.

Blogs (1)

  • Lies, damned lies and telco stupidity

    Earlier this month, Telstra put out a press release trumpeting that it's come up with a new phone coaching service to help people who are "bamboozled" by their mobiles. Another excellent example of wrongheaded thinking from the mobile industry.

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  • Next up: Universal database on spammers

    Australia's peak Internet industry body has upped the ante against unsolicited bulk e-mail senders, a move sparked by lawsuits against spammers in the United States.

  • Australia sources for open strategy

    Government departments have shed their initial reluctance to use open source technologies, but the problem persists -- how do you determine appropriate usage?

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