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  • iiNet buys Internet service provision business

    iiNet Limited said it had entered into a conditional agreement to acquire the Internet service business operated by Virtual Communities Limited, a Melbourne-based retailer of bundled home computer and Internet services packages.

  • iiNet continues rural DSLAM rollout

    Internet service provider iiNet is on track to boost its market share of fixed broadband customers by installing its network infrastructure into eight new regional communities.

  • Interception overhaul may OK ISP spying

    The Federal Government is planning a radical overhaul of telecommunications interception rules, which has some concerned it may be used to force internet service providers (ISP) to inspect customers' online activities.

  • Minchin won't pay for NBN FOI

    Shadow Minister for Communications Nick Minchin says he won't pay the $24,000 being asked by the government to process his Freedom of Information (FOI) request for documents relating to the first NBN proposal.

  • iiNet bankrolls NBN FOI request

    iiNet has agreed to cover the costs of filing a freedom of information (FOI) request to obtain the panel of experts' National Broadband Network (NBN) report, which the government had previously said could prejudice the outcome of the NBN tender if released publicly.

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  • 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 - David Braue

    Which filter side is Optus playing for?

    Optus' involvement in the controversial government blacklist project could fall on either side of the fence. In kissing the ring, is Optus conceding that censorship is inevitable or hatching a scheme to discredit Conroy's folly from within?

  • Read the blog post - Phil Dobbie

    The longest last mile

    How much should Telstra be charging for unconditioned local loop?

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    What did the G9 leave out of its press release?

    Australians have a right to know exactly what the G9 is planning.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Et tu, Internode?

    Is Hackett the Saruman the once-good wizard who is seduced by the dark powers of Sauron of my recent Lord of the Rings scenario? Is something rotten in Renmark and elsewhere?

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  • Pipe Networks sell-out an absolute travesty

    The proposed buyout of Pipe Networks by SP Telemedia is an absolute travesty for Australia's telecommunications industry and will be overwhelmingly negative for customers, Pipe Networks staff, shareholders and the industry as a whole.

  • 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.

  • Aussie ISPs have content ambitions

    Executives from several of Australia's largest internet service providers have over the past few months expressed their desire to become media companies in their own right.

  • ISP-level content filtering won't work

    Federal Government plans to introduce ISP-level filtering to provide a 'safer' internet experience for Australian families are likely to be met with significant resistance from within the ISP community.

  • Australian naked DSL mega-roundup

    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.

Reviews (2)

  • Billion BiPAC 7402G

    An 802.11g wireless router with an integrated ADSL modem suitable for multiple PC homes and small offices.

  • 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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