The federal government has indicated a willingness to adopt all the recommendations of an inquiry into telecommunications services in rural and regional Australia, paving the way for the likely sale of the remainder of Telstra.
Telstra customers are kicking off 2003 with additional government protection for their service levels, as the carrier faces fines of up to $AU10 million if it breaches a new reliability framework.
Australia's competition regulator should play a key role in the development of a competitive, interoperable broadband marketplace, a new advisory report to government claims.
The Shadow Treasurer claims the focus on telecommunication services in the bush is a smokescreen by the government to avoid the real issue - splitting Telstra.
The Senate has voted to set up an inquiry into the pricing and competition regime of broadband, after the initially rejected bill was enhanced with additional terms of reference.
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.
The Queensland government has used its buying power to increase mobile coverage within the state, after it "got tired of waiting for the federal government to do something".
Telstra Country Wide has announced a AU$231 million investment in 2003/04 to improve services to regional areas.
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