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  • Tasmania's Intelligent Island not deserted

    A joint ICT initiative between the federal and Tasmanian state governments, the Intelligent Island program, has not failed according to the state's Secretary for the Department of Economic Development, despite criticism from the Opposition over the program's funding.

  • Govt to appoint next-gen telco adviser

    Government policy surrounding next generation networks (NGN) will be shaped by the appointment of an external consultant to advise on regulatory issues.

  • Australian VoIP providers 'must do better on 000'

    The Australian Communications and Media Authority has urged VoIP service providers to enable users to access the triple zero emergency call number.

  • Telstra and G9 square up for real fibre fight

    The phony war is over, the real battle is now on -- the government's expert taskforce has published its full list of guidelines that would-be bidders for Australia's urban high speed broadband network will need to abide by.

  • AU$600m Broadband Connect result soon

    The federal government expects to soon announce how it will allocate the AU$600 million in funding it has put on the table for bush broadband infrastructure projects.

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    DCITA: Too many policies, too few policies?

    If someone gave you AU$93.5 million to spend, would you forget it? I wouldn't either. But this is exactly what seems to have happened in the aftermath of the 2007/8 federal budget, which was widely lambasted by many observers -- including yours truly -- for its lack of funding for meaningful ICT related initiatives.

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    Time to snack on some tech TV?

    While most of the Australian press is going nuts analysing what proposed changes to media ownership laws might mean for their job futures, I want to look at a narrower question: could this pave the way for our first dedicated technology channel on free-to-air TV?

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    Phone jamming hang ups

    When it comes to matters of national security, you do not have the right to know.

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  • VoIP no big deal on policy front

    The federal government today confirmed plans to make only minor tweaks to telecomms regulations to accommodate Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and forecast only low mass-market takeup of the next-generation telephony technology for the next two-three years.

  • Made in Australia security qualification?

    The government wants the IT industry to introduce and manage an Australia-specific IT security skills accreditation and certification scheme. Fran Foo says it's a bad idea.

  • Unwired wary of big carriers in broadband spectrum sale

    Unwired CEO, David Spence, has urged Australia's communications regulators to protect a tranche of prime wireless broadband spectrum due to be auctioned September from anti-competitive behaviour by existing carriers.

  • Alston's ICT initiatives for 2003

    The Minister for Communications and Information Technology, Senator Richard Alston, outlines the Federal Government's ICT initiatives for 2003.

  • Testing regional broadband

    Regional areas are finally getiing a break on broadband services, but how do you measure the quality of service?

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