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  • iiNet buys Internet service provision business

    iiNet Limited said it had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the Internet service business operated by Virtual Communities Limited, a Melbourne-based retailer of bundled home computer and Internet services packages.

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    Australian broadband community group Whirlpool is claiming victory over Telstra after the Telco sent a letter to its ISDN Home customers admitting it may have been overcharging them since the beginning of the year.

  • Broadband community cheers Telstra split

    Australia's broadband community is celebrating the Federal Government's recent decision to separate the accounting practices of Telstra's wholesale and retail arms, anticipating increased competition.

  • Outback communities get satellite broadband

    Apertura and Optus have teamed up to offer cheaper satellite broadband services to regional and rural communities in Australia.

  • Conroy's broadband forum to cost $500k

    A conference to be held at the University of New South Wales on the future of fast broadband will cost taxpayers $528,000.

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    12 days without ADSL: A local loop eulogy

    When your broadband speeds are limited to 38Kbps it's not hard to join the ranks of people demanding the NBN already. Telstra's copper network is a renovator's delight.

  • Read the blog post - Darren Greenwood

    Has New Zealand's smiling assassin delivered?

    One year into its tenure, how has the new New Zealand Government performed on issues of technology and telecommunications?

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    Broadband hearing unplugged (day 2)

    The second day of hearings last week (4 March) for the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN: Like giving candy to babies

    I have seen the NBN, and it looks a lot like Christina Aguilera. Or, at least, it looked like her when I dropped into Ericsson's Melbourne headquarters recently to see a live demo of their NBN solutions. Yet behind the streaming TV, one question lingers -- and not even the government seems able to answer it.

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    Whirlpool founder Simon Wright explains how he built the influential broadband forum, what makes it tick, and why he won't commercialise the business.

  • Joyce: NZ's new broadband man

    New Zealand's new Communications Minister Stephen Joyce has the gargantuan task of dragging New Zealand into the next broadband age, a labour which will take 10 years.

  • Sol Trujillo: The interview

    In his role as Telstra's chief executive, Sol Trujillo is the most talked about and controversial telecommunications executive in Australia. ZDNet.com.au sister site CNET News.com sat down with Trujillo during a recent trip to the US to quiz him about wireless and handsets.

  • Australian naked DSL mega-roundup

    Since last November when iiNet very loudly launched its naked DSL product, "naked" has been on everybody's lips, and it seemed like everybody was in on it. Some, however have held out. This round-up of 13 ISPs looks into who's got it, who doesn't and who wants to.

  • Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

    An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

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  • NetComm NCT240

    NetComm have offered a small scale DSLAM designed for hotels, serviced apartments or serviced offices. We found it to be a very robust device which is easy to deploy and manage.

  • 3 NetConnect HSDPA ExpressCard

    3's new mobile broadband card is almost a no-brainer: It sprints along on 3's current 3G network and will kick into overdrive following the 3.6Mbps HSDPA network overhaul, slips into notebook ExpessCard and PC Card slots and to top it off, has exceptional pricing plans.

  • Broadband: Which plan is for you?

    The broadband business -- plans, peaks, and penalties -- can be confusing to say the least. We line up some of Australia's best.

  • BigPond not up to scratch?

    Reading over the results from the Australian Broadband Survey for 2004 confirms what many ZDNet Australia readers have written about over the past year: Telstra drastically needs to improve its BigPond service.

  • XBox goes Live downunder in October

    Microsoft has today announced the local availability of its XBox Live online service, which will go on sale in October.

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