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    The Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft's (AFACT) legal action over iiNet's alleged breach of copyright took a further watering down today as the film studios removed the "primary" copyright infringement claim.

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    Internet service provider Netspace today announced the activation of 10 DSLAMs (Digital Subscriber Line Access Multiplexer) in Tasmania.

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    This week on Twisted Wire we look at how internet usage is changing in Australia and around the world. How are we meeting this demand and how is the cost structure changing for the service provider?

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    Pretty soon, the government will be screening and filtering our email as well as making blogs like this one disappear.

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    Life may be like a box of chocolates -- but telecoms right now is gearing up to be a Reese's Peanut Butter Cup, as service providers seek increasingly novel ways to blend their offerings.

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    If providers don't pitch in against the threat, customers might defect -- and the health of the Net itself could suffer.

  • A question of QoS

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    A subsidiary of electronics maker Sony is to sell downloadable movie files that self-destruct after a given time.

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    Is your ISP delivering on its promises of fast Internet connectivity? Use NetPerSec to call its bluff.

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    What's the best customer relationship management suite? We put six of the top vendors to the test to find out in our no holds barred face-off.

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