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  • Optus: We will ditch FTTN without deadline delay

    Optus has threatened to pull out of the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) tender process unless the government approves operational separation for Telstra and a delay to the bid deadline, while Telstra has threatened to withdraw if it does.

  • Optus threatens war over Telstra's fibre plans

    The nation's second-largest telco today said it will fight "until the last breath" Telstra's desire to lock competitors out of using its planned fibre-optic broadband network.

  • Telstra talks broadband regulation, Libs let fly

    It's not at all quiet on the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network front, as telcos lodge their submissions on regulatory issues for the AU$4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) and the Liberal party throws a spanner in the works by starting an inquiry into the government's handling of the network tender.

  • 'Flawed' decision killed AU$1bn Opel deal: Optus

    Optus believes that Communications Minister Stephen Conroy's decision to scrap plans for an AU$1 billion WiMax network, set to be built by Optus-Elders (OPEL), was "flawed" and the telco has left the door open for legal action.

  • Telstra rivals outline 'SpeedReach' fibre proposal

    An industry owned company dubbed "SpeedReach" would take control of any new fibre broadband network, under a proposal unveiled by Telstra's major competitors today.

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