The Communications Minister is calling for the public's views on telcos' Universal Service Obligation (USO) -- the responsibility to make sure all Australians have access to at least basic telecoms services.
The details of a scheme that promises the most far-flung Aussies a chance to get the same broadband as their city-dwelling cousins have been unveiled
The Australian Information Industry Association (AIIA) is disappointed the federal budget failed to allocate new funds to further the rollout of a world class high-speed broadband network.
Australia's domain name regulator is considering opening up the nation's top level .au domain, in a dramatic proposal that could see second-level domains such as "example.au" made available.
Regional ISPs should have been better prepared for the demise of the Broadband Connect subscriber subsidy program.
update: Communications Minister Senator Helen Coonan will allow regional Internet service providers left in the lurch by the sudden closure of a federal subsidy to claim funds under a replacement program.
Australians are not likely to get government-provided free online content filters for their PCs until June this year at the earliest, some six months after initially stipulated.
The federal government has allocated an additional AU$20 million to cover a shortfall in funding for the Broadband Connect rural broadband subsidy.
Internet service provider Internode has halted its regional broadband rollout due to an "unexpected and premature end" of the federal government's Broadband Connect Program.
The federal government expects to soon announce how it will allocate the AU$600 million in funding it has put on the table for bush broadband infrastructure projects.
Reports today suggested that Prime Minister John Howard would later this week pledge a further AU$150 million towards funding for regional broadband services.
Government policy surrounding next generation networks (NGN) will be shaped by the appointment of an external consultant to advise on regulatory issues.
The public has a chance to have its say on the future of Australia's national top level domain with the federal government today releasing a discussion paper on the matter.
The federal government today put AU$600 million on the table to fund bush broadband projects as it launched the next phase of its Broadband Connect program.
Two of Adelaide's largest councils have identified significant unmet demand for broadband services in their regions and are attempting to work with the telecommunications industry to solve the problem.
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