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    Telstra's licence should be amended to guarantee minimum 19.2 kbps Internet access over its fixed network and the carrier be required to address "poorly performing pair gain systems," a landmark report recommends.

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    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.

  • AU govt slammed for blocking broadband inquiry

    The Federal Government has stifled a proposed Senate inquiry into the state of broadband competition in Australia, raising the ire of the Opposition and industry groups.

  • AU government under fire over rural telecomms deal

    The federal government has released an AU$181 million package of measures to placate rural and regional Australia's anger over telecommunications service limitations as the Telstra privatisation progresses.

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    Members of the telecommunications industry have responded with disappointment to the major political parties' abandonment of debate over the structural separation of Telstra.

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  • Alston's ICT initiatives for 2003

    The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston, outlines the Federal Government's ICT initiatives for 2003.

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