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News (112)

• WA lays out NBN wish list

  The Western Australian Government has named a backhaul telecommunications link between Perth and Geraldton as its top priority in negotiations with the Federal Government on the $43 billion National Broadband Network.

• Telstra expands Vic mobile broadband network

  The Victorian government has launched a AU$6.5 million expansion of Telstra's mobile broadband network in the state. The expansion -- a commitment made by the carrier as part of its winning tender for the state government's mobile services business -- pushes the telecommunications giant's mobile broadband services to regional areas.

• Telstra against bush backbone duplication

  Telstra has warned using National Broadband Network funding to provide alternatives to its own rural infrastructure may lead to increased costs and other problems.

• Sept start for NBN regional backhaul?

  Part of the government's National Broadband Network plan, the $250 million injection to create new backhaul links in regional areas, could start construction by September this year.

• Govt calls for bush broadband proposals

  Federal communications minister Senator Helen Coonan has asked the Australian telecommunications industry for proposals on how to use government funding to build new bush broadband networks.

Blogs (10)

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  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.

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  Broadband hearing unplugged (day 1)

  Earlier this week (Tuesday 3 March) a number of telecommunications industry heavyweights fronted up to the Senate Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.

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  From show pony to dead horse

  Telstra's 21Mbps Next-G boost and Internode's new 100Mbps FttH networks may be both companies' show ponies, but when it comes to helping most of us, their need-for-speed posturing is just a box-and-dice distraction that we've all seen before.

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  Fowl play foiled, Telstra's fairy tale is over

  Like many, I expected Telstra's dismissal was inevitable, given that it had openly flouted the NBN's guidelines and attempted to bend the process to its own wishes. But who would have expected it so soon?

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  Let's build our own damn NBN

  If there's fibre running to the node down my street by the end of 2009, I'll eat my own shoes with mustard sauce.

Features and Case Studies (17)

• Mount Gambier to get fibre broadband

  The South Australian government hopes to build a fibre broadband network in the regional centre of Mount Gambier.

• New NBN a threat to Telstra

  The Rudd Government's decision to build its own broadband network significantly cranks up the threat to Telstra's dominance in the telecommunications sector.

• Exetel boss bets against NBN and Quigley

  Boss of internet service provider Exetel, John Linton, says the National Broadband Network should be handed to the only company that can build it Telstra and he's not impressed by NBN Co chief Mike Quigley.

• From monopolist to little Aussie battler

  Legislation setting up the regulations for the National Broadband Network could be introduced to parliament as early as this week, which means Telstra will soon get some clarity about whether it's in a lot of trouble or just a little bit.

• Telstra between a rock and the ACCC?

  The proposed regulatory reforms ahead of the roll-out of the National Broadband Network rely on a finely balanced carrot and stick approach. But will Telstra cooperate with the government's ultimatum?

Reviews (3)

• BlackBerry 7250

  As a tool for the e-mail-centric, the BlackBerry wins plenty of praise on its own merits and the addition of wireless modem functionality further sweetens the deal.

• Intel chips to do double duty

  In the future, Intel's processors will have split personalities.

• 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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