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.
The nation's competition regulator has given Telstra until 27 January next year to justify a recent rise in the line rental prices it charges its wholesale customers.
Telcos have called for the Government not to extend the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s powers in the telecommunications arena.
Optus' chief executive, Paul O'Sullivan, has stoked the fires of the offshoring debate by announcing the Singapore Telecommunications-owned unit would establish call-centre operations in India.
The merger of industry regulators, the Australian Broadcasting Authority (ABA) and the Australian Communications Authority (ACA), will be first on the agenda should Helen Coonan be reassigned to the communications and information technology portfolio, her spokeswoman said today.
Getting broadband to everyone in Australia should be a major concern for businesses and government.
Vodafone has called on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to ease several regulations governing the Australian mobile phone industry.
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