Telstra’s ADSL users in Queensland have been suffering intermittent problems and packet loss since January 2, with the telco giant still no clearer as to what the underlying issue is.
The Queensland government is seeking expressions of interest from parties interested in constructing its high-speed, open access broadband internet network across Brisbane.
ISP Internode has announced a AU$9 million plan to install its ADSL2+ kit in 64 exchanges.
The Northern Territory government has bitterly complained about a lack of competition in the telecommunications market that it claims has led to it paying Telstra three to five times more for some communications services than the rest of the nation.
Queensland Internet service provider OnTheNet claims it is the first non-Telstra ISP in the state to install broadband ADSL infrastructure into telephone exchanges.
If there was ever evidence that the stoush over broadband had gotten personal, it came when Telstra's sour-grapes mentality led it to sue Helen Coonan, personally, for claimed procedural flaws in the OPEL contract.
2008 was a cracker year for telco in Australia, with so many huge events happening that those at the beginning of the year have been drowned by the importance of those at the end.
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