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  • Alston flags inquiry into bush telecoms

    Senator Alston, minister for communications and IT, today announced another independent inquiry into the state of telecommunications in regional and rural Australia.

  • Regional telcos to pick up $6 million Telstra tab

    Around 45 of Australia's smaller regional carriers are about to receive bills totalling more than AUD$6 million to subsidise Telstra's commitment to universal service.

  • NBN delays universal service review

    Federak Communications Minister Conroy has named the government's AU$4.7 billion national broadband network as the reason for an apparent lack of action on the universal service obligation (USO) review.

  • Feds slap down Telstra over regulatory criticism

    The federal government has delivered a terse public backhander to Telstra over the carrier's comments that a regulatory safety net designed to ensure all Australians have equitable access to a minimum standard of telecomms services is "not sustainable" in the longer term.

  • Unshackle us from Telstra, says Optus

    Optus chief executive Paul O'Sullivan has joined the current debate over Telstra's obligation to maintain rural telephone services, claiming telecommunications companies should be freed from funding the soon-to-be privatised telco.

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Blogs (1)

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Could USO changes be poisoning the well?

    There must be something in the water in Canberra. After years of measured inaction, the Coalition is taking long-overdue steps towards universal broadband and working around Telstra's continued domination -- after 10 years of deregulation -- of the country's telecommunications wholesale markets.

Features and Case Studies (2)

  • Pollies fail to grasp key IT issues

    An analysis by representatives of Australia's two largest IT industry groups shows that neither political party in the federal election has come up with a comprehensive policy around technology.

  • Is Telstra a backhaul monopolist?

    Yes, says iiNet, and the telco giant's price chains are keeping smaller players from venturing down the rural broadband route.

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