Communications Minister Stephen Conroy will reportedly tomorrow (Wednesday) set November 26 as the final deadline for companies to submit bids to build and operate the government's planned $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN).
The Liberals has called on the Commonwealth Auditor-General to conduct an immediate investigation into the tender process for the national fibre-to-the-node network, saying the procedure has been dogged by concerns over value for money and transparency.
A report yesterday claimed that the cost of implementing a national broadband network could lead to an increase of 50 percent or more on home phone and Internet bills, but one analyst believes the only way to keep prices down is to leave Telstra out.
Prime Minister John Howard has dismissed Telstra's criticism of the competition watchdog as the complaints of a company which hasn't got its way.
The world's leading telecommunications players and suppliers are preparing a mobile standard that will leave 3G in the shade even as Australia's largest players prepare their big plunge into 3G.
Communications minister Daryl Williams and his political foe Kate Lundy debate on a wide range of issues, including three most pressing problems facing Australia's ICT industry.
The Australian Communications Authority is looking at extending premium rate number services and allowing individuals to send and receive voice and data messages using non-mobile numbers, according to a discussion paper released yesterday.
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