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  • Conroy not moved by FTTN extension pleas

    Despite calls for an extension to the July deadline for proposals to build the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network, Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to stick to his schedule.

  • Livid Libs bat on G9's behalf for detail disclosure

    The government's bill to force Telstra to disclose its network information to rival companies so they can effectively tender for the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network was passed by the Senate yesterday.

  • Labor's $2bn fibre fund blocked by Howard govt

    The Coalition has thrown a major spanner in the works of Labor's broadband strategy by locking down the AU$2 billion fund that Labour was going to use to finance its fibre-to-the-node network.

  • Government slams proposed spyware legislation

    The office of the Minister for Communication, Information Technology and the Arts, Helen Coonan, has slammed the Democrats' recently-released Spyware Bill, saying "new legislation was not required."

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