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    The lack of choice in broadband plans in Tasmania, caused by delays to the Basslink fibre optic cable, is hitting small business in the state hard.

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    A major Internet link between Australia and the United States is suffering an outage, potentially causing slow international speeds for local customers.

  • BigPond, portable wireless users 'most unhappy'

    Telstra user? Chances are you're the most unhappy with your lot, according to a survey of over 3,000 Australian Internet users.

  • Southern Cross resolves cable issues

    International carrier Southern Cross Cables said it had fixed a problem with its Internet link between Australia and the United States (US) on Saturday that several local Internet service providers (ISPs) had warned could cause slow international speeds.

  • Netspace cuts Tassie broadband plans

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    The leaders of three of Australia's largest ISP's have declared the Net neutrality debate as solely a US problem and further, that the nation that pioneered the internet might want to study the Australian market for clues as to how to solve the dilemma.

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    Since last November when iiNet very loudly launched its naked DSL product, "naked" has been on everybody's lips, and it seemed like everybody was in on it. Some, however have held out. This round-up of 13 ISPs looks into who's got it, who doesn't and who wants to.

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