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• Conroy slams iiNet court defence

  Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has slammed iiNet, calling the ISP's defence in the Federal Court case brought against it by the Australian Federation against Copyright Theft something which "belongs in a Yes Minister episode".

• Telstra appeals employee costs claim

  Telstra was in the Federal Court last week to fight having to pay an employee's two fees for making an emergency call on a public holiday.

• Conroy's iiNet comments 'grossly improper'

  Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin has called for Communications Minister Stephen Conroy to apologise for his criticism of iiNet's Federal Court defence and warned it might lead to legal action.

• Bolton uncorks auDA court challenge

  Nicholas Bolton's domain business Bottle Domains has said it is seeking an injunction in the Supreme Court to fight the decision made by Australia's domain name administrator auDA to terminate its accreditation.

• ACMA takes spammers to court

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has begun a federal court case against three companies for allegedly spamming Australian mobile users with unwanted SMS messages.

Blogs (7)

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  Samuel's battle with the phone cards

  Telephone call cards how dodgy are they, despite recent court actions by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission?

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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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  Will Rudd's 'adios' threaten NBN funding?

  As the knee-jerk defensive responses to Rudd's "adios" subside and Australia moves on, has Rudd made Australia that little less appealing to the overseas investors he desperately needs to fund his NBN?

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  Australia snares Silicon Valley wireless start-up

  Silicon Valley-based wireless technology start-up Quantenna Communications is planning to open a 30 to 50-person research facility in Australia following an injection of venture capital by the Australian-US fund Southern Cross Venture Partners.

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  Telecom's XT network still off at launch

  Telecom New Zealand yesterday launched its new XT 3G mobile network at a ritzy event in Auckland. But the network hasn't gone live yet, which is likely due to new hardware being installed to curb interference that is causing rival Vodafone a headache.

Features and Case Studies (118)

• New e-Discovery rules: A CIO's nightmare?

  New e-Discovery rules being developed for the Federal Court of Australia will require CIOs to take a more active role in their organisations' legal affairs.

• Court tweets sustained but paper still lurks

  The seemingly steeped-in-tradition Federal Court surprised a few observers last week when it coolly accepted Twitter's presence in its rooms. But its broader approach to technology is nothing short of ambiguous.

• Legal minefield for Twitter celebrity fakers

  The emergence of online social communities, micro-blogging sites and user-generated content has generated a new wave of legal issues.

• Fostering a better Kaz future with Fujitsu

  For the first time, Kaz chief Mike Foster tells the full story about how the Peter Kazacos' baby was treated within Telstra, and how the deal with Fujitsu went down.

• ACMA link removal: A free speech analysis

  Electronic Frontiers Australia has complied with a notice by the nation's communications regulator to delete a link from its site. But, the organisation writes, the action raises serious freedom of speech and freedom of political communication issues.

Reviews (22)

• Hutchison's '3' courts enterprise developers

  Hutchison Telecom's "3" will start to recruit business application developers in April, with a new Web site instructing developers how to use the company's 3G network the first step into battle with other carriers for the lucrative business communications dollar.

• Microsoft's rocky road to Mac Office 97

  According to court documents, the founder of Microsoft's Macintosh Business Unit fought a hard battle to keep Mac Office 97 alive.

• Mozilla Firefox 1.5

  While Firefox 1.5 isn't too different from the original release, what's new should attract even more Firefox users -- and that's ultimately good for the Internet.

• Patent creates IM wrinkle

  America Online has quietly secured a patent that could shake up the competitive landscape for instant messaging software.

• Answering the call: 15 Mobile phones reviewed

  We review more than a dozen mobile phones -- from smart phones and high-end 3G handsets to mobiles for the fashion-conscious.

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