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  • ISPs unprepared for ending of rural subsidies

    Regional ISPs should have been better prepared for the demise of the Broadband Connect subscriber subsidy program.

  • Coonan bends on rural ISP subsidies

    update: Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan will allow regional Internet service providers left in the lurch by the sudden closure of a federal subsidy to claim funds under a replacement program.

  • Howard to add AU$150m to broadband kitty?

    Reports today suggested that Prime Minister John Howard would later this week pledge a further AU$150 million towards funding for regional broadband services.

  • Government pursues bush ISP debts

    The federal government today said it was considering legal action as it attempted to recover debts owed by Internet service provider (ISP) BushCom.

  • Govt calls for bush broadband proposals

    Federal communications minister Senator Helen Coonan has asked the Australian telecommunications industry for proposals on how to use government funding to build new bush broadband networks.

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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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