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  • Broadband Connect gets another AU$20m

    The federal government has allocated an additional AU$20 million to cover a shortfall in funding for the Broadband Connect rural broadband subsidy.

  • Broadband for all: Aus Govt

    The federal government has promised broadband for all with the announcement today of its AU$162.50 million Australian Broadband Guarantee.

  • Internode stops regional broadband rollout

    Internet service provider Internode has halted its regional broadband rollout due to an "unexpected and premature end" of the federal government's Broadband Connect Program.

  • Govt may fund new bush broadband network

    The federal government is considering using some of its AU$3 billion Connect Australia package to aid in the development of a broadband access network in regional Australia.

  • AU$600m Broadband Connect result soon

    The federal government expects to soon announce how it will allocate the AU$600 million in funding it has put on the table for bush broadband infrastructure projects.

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Blogs (2)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Govt's broadband strategy goes missing

    I should have known better, but I was still a bit suprised to find absolutely zilch for broadband in the latest Howard-Costello Budget.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    DCITA: Too many policies, too few policies?

    If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

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  • Aust broadband: bottom of the ladder

    Thirty or so years since the birth of the Internet, we seem to be at a technological standstill when it comes to access speeds and bandwidth. If it is meant to be a superhighway, why does it feel like a back road?

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