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  • G9 "officially" enters FTTN fray

    update:The competition to build a national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) broadband network stepped up today, with the Optus-led G9 consortium officially confirming it will enter the fray.

  • Telstra split threats killed off for now

    After threats of structural separation seemed to loom large for Telstra last week, the head of the ACCC has added his voice to the government's in stepping back from the suggestions of a split.

  • No high-speed broadband before election

    A decision on who will build a high-speed broadband network in capital cities and large regional centres will not be made before the federal election.

  • Labor needs iron hand to collar Telstra on broadband

    Incoming Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his likely Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy will need more than a firm handshake if they are to avoid a battle with Telstra that could derail their plans for a national broadband network, according to one industry expert.

  • Coonan threatens to break Telstra in half

    Communications Minister Helen Coonan has revealed the government is considering the structural separation of Telstra as part of a planned fibre-to-the-node rollout.

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  • 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

    Conroy's Six: Can FTTN's gatekeepers deliver?

    Post-election adrenaline surging through his veins, one of the first acts performed by new Communications Minister Stephen Conroy was to disband the expert panel that his predecessor Helen Coonan had appointed last June to evaluate tenders for fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) construction.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Dear carriers: More walking, less talking

    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    ADSL2+ at last but at what cost?

    Much has been made of Telstra's decision to finally stop holding Australia to ransom, and to actually turn on the ADSL2+ equipment it has installed in what is apparently over 900 of its exchanges around the country.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Could they all just kiss and make up already?

    Australian telecoms is increasingly resembling the US during Prohibition, with Telstra as Al Capone and the ACCC as Eliot Ness.

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