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    Telecom New Zealand has hit out at changes proposed by the NZ Government at the way phone services to uneconomic customers are funded under the telecommunications service obligations (TSO).

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    Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy has won the support of the Greens, independent Nick Xenophon and Family First's Steven Fielding to have the government's telecommunications reform legislation debated before the end of the year.

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    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.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Does Thodey have a deal in the CAN?

    As Telstra CEO David Thodey and CFO John Stanhope fronted a mob of concerned investors at the company's Investor Day this week, it became clear just how far removed the Telstra of today is compared to the Telstra of a year ago.

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    A battery of opinions on the value of data

    As the National Broadband Network pricing debate continues, we should consider which is the most appropriate model for costing a bit that costs virtually nothing to carry.

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  • Conroy on Minchin's 'Luddite' delays

    This afternoon Communications Minister Stephen Conroy described his opposite, Senator Nick Minchin, as a Luddite as he took questions from reporters on the Opposition's attempt to block the government's wide-ranging telecommunications industry reform legislation, which includes provisions to force the break-up of Telstra.

  • Cutthroat IT services market stayed bloodless

    Australia's IT services market has come through its relatively mild financial crisis relatively unscathed, and certainly in much better shape than it could have ever anticipated.

  • 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?

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    On Club Builder this week: how NASA plans to get the Internet into space, Jerry Yang is out the door at Yahoo and Brendan Eich discusses javascript engine competition.

  • Browser wars: who's the fastest?

    Brendan Eich, CTO of Mozilla, talks about the race for the fastest browser engine. Google, Microsoft and Apple are all competing with Mozilla. The competition, he says, is good for users and developers.

  • I'm a Linux -- Club Builder

    Microsoft has "I'm a PC" ads, Apple has "I'm a Mac", it's only fair that Linux has "I'm a Linux" too. Also on Club Builder this week, we look at the week of hacking and offer you the chance to win big in our competition.

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    Managing data storage is just as much of a task (or greater) as managing the servers themselves. It makes sense to centralise management in larger organisations wherever possible. Enter the storage area network (SAN).

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  • SonicWall TZ 210

    SonicWall's feature-packed TZ 210 gateway security appliance is capable of protecting all kinds of networks at a very affordable price. It's easy to set-up and manage, and sets a new price point in the UTM market.

  • Microsoft Security Essentials

    Microsoft Security Essentials is recommended for those who want something to set and ignore, but users who want more robust configuration choices or don't want to contribute to the cloud should look elsewhere.

  • ViewSonic VNB101

    The netbook market is so tight, you need some sort of competitive advantage to stand above the crowd. ViewSonic brings a standard netbook with two negatives instead poor battery life and a bad touchpad.

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