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  • Labor to miss schools broadband plan deadline

    The Liberals have accused the Labor government of "breaking another election promise" after Senator Kim Carr was unable to confirm that high-speed broadband access will be made available to schools in time to accompany government's planned one-PC-per-desk rollout for high school students.

  • Telstra gets AU$1 billion 'secret documents' wish

    A ruling preventing Telstra from accessing documents relating to the government's decision to award nearly AU$1 billion in funding to OPEL has been overturned.

  • Telstra hits back at ADSL2+ chicken jibes

    Telstra has hit back at accusations from rivals that its decision to turn on ADSL2+ in 900 exchanges across Australia was the latest example of the telco "losing a game of chicken with the government".

  • Movers and shakers 2007: Who left and why

    2007 saw more key executives leaving their posts than those joining companies. We take a look at who left their hot seats last year and why.

  • Telstra cannot close CDMA til April: Minister

    update Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has ruled Telstra cannot close its CDMA network until at least 28 April, 2008.

  • Telstra vows to contiune OPEL $1 billion fight

    Telstra has decided to continue fighting its legal battle with the Federal government over the granting of a $958 million rural broadband contract to the Opel consortium.

  • Telstra CDMA closure: Crucial report delayed

    With the planned switch-off date for Telstra's CDMA network just weeks away, a crucial report into the replacement Next G network that could stymie the closure has suffered delays.

  • 2007: How was it for security?

    Security researchers worked overtime in 2007, which turned out to be a nightmare for software vendors from day one.

  • 2007: How was it for Telstra?

    Was 2007 a good year for Telstra? Possibly. Was it a good year for Telstra's lawyers? Definitely.

  • Top 10 blogs of 2007

    Take a look at what ZDNet Australia readers have checking out this year, with our list of the most read blogs of 2007.

  • Labor picks Broadband Minister, narrows portfolio

    Kevin Rudd appointed the first Labor Cabinet in 12 years this afternoon with the announcement that Senator Stephen Conroy has been appointed as Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

  • Labor needs iron hand to collar Telstra on broadband

    Incoming Prime Minister Kevin Rudd and his likely Minister for Communications Stephen Conroy will need more than a firm handshake if they are to avoid a battle with Telstra that could derail their plans for a national broadband network, according to one industry expert.

  • Coonan keen on mobile OPEL WiMax

    While OPEL is sticking to its fixed WiMax guns, Communications Minister Helen Coonan has said there's no reason why the company couldn't move to the mobile variant of WiMax in the future.

  • Helen Coonan rewrites the laws of WiMax?

    In a televised debate last week, Labor communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy accused Communications Minister Helen Coonan of not only lying but also "rewriting the laws of physics" because of claims she made regarding WiMax.

  • Labor ready to make love not war with Telstra

    ALP communications spokesperson Stephen Conroy has said that if a Labor government is elected, it will mean a fresh start in the relationship between the government and Australia's telcos.

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