Optus this morning announced a AU$150 million rollout of its own broadband Internet digital subscriber line (DSL) equipment to hundreds of exchanges around Australia.
Telstra has officially switched on over 900 ADSL2+ exchanges, amid allegations of spin by the telco over its decision to back down on the issue of regulation.
The Australian competition regulator today challenged Telstra to switch on ADSL2+ broadband services nation-wide, saying the telco could easily gain regulatory certainty on rival access.
Telstra has been warned by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) not to sabotage attempts by rival carriers to roll-out their own hardware in Telstra exchanges.
Dingo Blue denies it has delayed its DSL rollout, saying it's awaiting the outcome of the competition watchdog's attempt to stamp out anti-competitive conduct in the wholesale arena.
Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.
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