Online auction giant eBay announced Tuesday it has agreed to sell 65 per cent of its stake in Skype to a group of investors in a deal that values the web communications service at US$2.75 billion.
Australian technology and telecommunications companies are making more use of lobbyists to gain influence in Canberra, the Federal Government's lobbyist register has revealed.
People Telecom CEO John Stanton has resigned, the company announced yesterday.
Telstra has emerged as the most active employer of Canberra lobbyists in the IT&T field, although others such as Apple and Google also employ external firms to push their agendas with politicians and government workers.
Former Telstra and United Kingdom-based Intelsat executive John Stanton will take the reins at business-focused telco People Telecom from 7 August.
Next month the Senate Select Committee on the NBN will table its final report. It will reflect the views of 100 or so submitted documents and a series of public hearings.
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