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  • NSW switches on broadband network

    The NSW government on Saturday switched on the core of its new broadband network in a move it said would "close the digital divide" between country and metropolitan areas of the state.

  • BPL, WiMax electricity smart meters coming to NSW

    NSW Premier Morris Iemma is promising an early rollout to smart electricity meters that could use broadband over powerline, WiMax or GPRS to communicate with electricity boards -- but delays are already looming over the nascent deployment.

  • NSW govt consolidates shared services

    The New South Wales state government has quietly created a new shared services agency that will, among other things, provide centralised IT services to a large number of departments and agencies.

  • Betfair moves on NSW

    Online gambling giant Betfair could soon get the go ahead in NSW, giving the company the chance to promote itself to the state's population through advertisements and race sponsorship.

  • Sydney's free Wi-Fi plans scrapped

    The NSW government has scrapped plans to offer free Wi-Fi in Sydney, citing spiralling costs and overseas failures for killing the project.

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