Despite fears the Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) might be axed, the Rudd government has approved the subsidy for Australia's most remote Internet users for one more year.
The federal government has cancelled the contract for Optus and Elders to build a WiMAX broadband network, the companies say.
Communications Minister Senator Stephen Conroy has issued a new set of guidelines for ISPs servicing rural and regional Australia, on the back of the Federal government's decision to extend the Australian Broadband Guarantee as part of last Tuesday's budget.
The Victorian Minister for Information and Communications Technology has lashed out at the federal government saying it has not provided rural Victorians with adequate access to broadband technology despite the region's increasing demand.
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