Federal Communications Minister Helen Coonan will continue her Telstra tour of rural and regional Australia today, amid National party fears a full sale of the telco would leave regional services wanting.
Telstra has expanded its BlackBerry mobile e-mail coverage to regional areas with today's launch of the service on the telecommunications heavyweight's CDMA network.
The Shadow Treasurer claims the focus on telecommunication services in the bush is a smokescreen by the government to avoid the real issue - splitting Telstra.
Telstra has appointed a grazier and rural industry leader as chairman of its Country Wide advisory board, a key post as the carrier seeks to secure support from rural and regional Australia ahead of its planned full sale.
Telstra has now added the world's largest mobile phone manufacturer to its roster of Next G device suppliers, as it tries to encourage users to switch off from CDMA.
For all the horror stories of farmers left stranded by the shutdown of the CDMA network, there are plenty of success stories.
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Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.
If there was ever evidence that the stoush over broadband had gotten personal, it came when Telstra's sour-grapes mentality led it to sue Helen Coonan, personally, for claimed procedural flaws in the OPEL contract.
Hopefully, you've been spending your end-of-year break better than the executives at Optus, who seem to have taken advantage of the annual industry-wide lull to get onetime WiMax aspirant Austar United Telecommunications to the negotiating table.
With Telstra set to shut off its CDMA network we want to hear your comments and your experiences with the switch over to the Next G network.
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Telstra's bombastic public policy chief Phil Burgess has peppered the Australian public with vitriolic and memorable quotes since his ascension to the role in July 2005. From whether his mother should buy Telstra shares to Darryl Kerrigan in the castle, Dr Phil had it all. We've collated some of the best.
iiNet and Telstra seem to be at loggerheads but the real culprit, according to the telco giant, is the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Yes, says iiNet, and the telco giant's price chains are keeping smaller players from venturing down the rural broadband route.
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Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
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