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    Telstra's plans to switch on ADSL2+ across 900 exchanges throughout the country may have a substantial destabilising effect on the communications market, and alter the national carriers relationship with government and regulators, according to a report.

  • Coonan to respond to bush's Telstra privatisation fears

    Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan will continue her Telstra tour of rural and regional Australia today, amid National party fears a full sale of the telco would leave regional services wanting.

  • Telstra makes play for bush funds

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

  • Coonan plots broadband masterplan

    Federal Communications Minister, Senator Helen Coonan, is developing a broad-ranging plan to coordinate public and private investment in next-generation broadband infrastructure.

  • ACCC called on to monitor national broadband move

    Australia's competition regulator should play a key role in the development of a competitive, interoperable broadband marketplace, a new advisory report to government claims.

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    In CDMA hubbub, don't forget the broadband

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    Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.

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    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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