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  • eBay offloads Skype for US$1.9 billion

    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.

  • iiNet leaps out and exposes naked DSL

    WA based ISP iiNet has launched its naked DSL service today -- where customers can take broadband without an accompanying phone line -- the first of its kind to be made available on a large scale basis in Australia.

  • ISPs the new bad guys on Ombudsman's list

    The Office of the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) released figures yesterday on the number of complaints about telecommunications providers -- with some undesired results for ISPs.

  • Indigenous IT gets a slice of NSW comms contract

    An indigenous Australian IT company has won part of a contract to supply the New South Wales government's telecoms.

  • AAPT promises 'naked DSL' by Christmas

    AAPT has revealed that it will start selling Internet connectivity without the need for a phone connection before the end of the year.

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  • VoIP: Finding your voice

    Although the benefits and potential savings are well known, businesses have long been taking a wait-and-see approach to voice over IP. But will the aggressive movements of carriers and telcos force businesses to act?

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  • Engin Voice Box

    If you're a heavy phone user who can deal with having yet another home phone number, then Engin's voice box could save you serious money.

  • Voice over IP: Security, stability, success

    If you're thinking about voice over IP, we take a look at the steps involved in getting it set up and what's on offer from four major vendors.

  • Mobile phones fail calamity test, again

    Mobile phone services once again failed to step up in the face of calamity. The failure of the mobile networks, perceived by many to be especially useful in times of emergency, forced callers back onto land lines.

  • Mobile phones outstrip land lines

    The number of mobile phones in Hong Kong has outstripped the number of regular phones, official figures show, with 67 handsets for every 100 people.

  • Ericsson World Phone I888

    Travel alot? need a mobile phone that travels well too? Sure, you could buy one of those monster satellite phones, but unless you've got thousands of dollars to spare and don't mind lugging around a brick, it's not a practical solution.

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