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  • Optus' broadband network needs more Soul

    Telco Soul will be one of the first companies to provide broadband services on the back of Optus' new ADSL network.

  • NBN build limited to two network vendors

    Networking equipment suppliers for the National Broadband Network build will be restricted to just two primary vendors, according to NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley.

  • Conroy gets new shadow: Tony Smith

    Liberal member for Casey, Victoria, Tony Smith has been appointed as the Coalition's new shadow communications minister, but his views are at odds with new shadow finance minister, Nationals senator, Barnaby Joyce.

  • Optus warns Telstra not to cheat

    Optus said that it and the industry would be keeping a sharp eye on any separation plans Telstra put forward to the government.

  • Telstra timing worries Optus

    Optus is concerned the Rudd government may baulk at breaking up Telstra and risk upsetting its 1.4 million shareholders in an election year.

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    And the NBN winner is...

    Next week the government will announce the winning bidder for the build of the National Broadband Network. The announcement is expected when Kevin Rudd returns from the G20 in London.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Do we need the legislative blackmail?

    Virtually everyone in the telecommunications industry has their say in the Senate Standing Committee's public hearing into the pending legislation to split up Telstra, in this week's Twisted Wire podcast.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    NBN tackling the questions

    Hot on the heals of the release of a new Communications Alliance discussion paper, Phil Dobbie spoke to four industry players to tackle some of the fundamental questions that the industry, and hopefully the government, are asking.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    The economics of the NBN

    In this edition of Twisted Wire, Senator Nick Minchin, Maha Krishnapillai and Ian Birks discuss with Phil Dobbie the economic viability of the new National Broadband Network.

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    Wired Brown Land: The podcast

    Paul Fletcher has seen two sides of the telecommunications industry. First as an advisor to Senator Alston, the communications minister under the Howard Government, then he headed Regulatory Affairs for Optus. So what insights can he provide on the industry over the last decade?

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  • SingTel's NBN funding hole: Cartoon

    SingTel-owned Optus has not yet clarified many details of its proposal to build the National Broadband Network, including exactly how it will be funded. In this cartoon, Telstra puts its view of the situation.

  • Optus HFC sale could be NBN victory

    If the sale of the SingTel Optus HFC network to the National Broadband Network Company goes ahead, it could mark the first significant strategic victory by the company since it lost the cable wars a decade ago.

  • Bringing Telstra into the NBN fold

    Optus CEO Paul O'Sullivan had it right when he said that the new National Broadband Network would be a commercial failure unless there was only one network that included Telstra's fixed-line assets.

  • Hutch and Voda's crossed lines

    The merger of Vodafone and Hutchison will create a strong mobile competitor ... but the ACCC's Graeme Samuel would be well advised to keep a close eye on what the deal will mean for business and consumers.

  • Wired Brown Land winner revealed

    Find out which entry to our competition won a copy of Wired Brown Land, the new book on Australia's telecommunications industry.

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  • BigPond Next G Wireless Broadband Mobile Card

    Fancy a 1.3Mbps broadband pipeline direct to your notebook, without a cable in sight? The new BigPond wireless data card makes good on Telstra's lofty promises for its Next G network.

  • 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.

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