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  • Telstra 'can't close CDMA without govt permission'

    The spat between Telstra and Communications Minister Helen Coonan has cranked up a notch, with the government introducing a draft guideline to prevent the telco switching off its CDMA network until its Next G replacement is deemed equal or better in coverage.

  • Telstra CDMA switch-off set for 28 April: Conroy

    Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has hinted that Telstra could be given the formal go ahead to close its CDMA network on 28 April, after Telstra confirmed its plan to address the government's criticisms over the replacement Next G network.

  • 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.

  • Conroy hosts tea for Telstra, CDMA alarmists

    Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, hosted a meeting of high-level Telstra executives and industry figures this morning, with the intention of abating concerns over the migration from CDMA to Next G.

  • Next G will not affect deaf users: Telstra

    Telstra has denied that its decision to close down its CDMA network will affect the deaf and hard of hearing communities.

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    In CDMA hubbub, don't forget the broadband

    Last week, a family friend rang for some technical help. "Telstra sold me this wireless Internet service and they promised it would work both at my home and at my office," he said. Said home is in the Melbourne CBD, and said office is in Kyneton, a lovely town about an hour away from Melbourne.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    2008: The year of making good

    It has been a busy year in telecoms, whether because of the increasingly bitter relationship between Telstra and the government; the awarding of the contentious but (finally) progressive broadband contract to OPEL; the pivotal election that led to a change of government; or the move of 3G mobile technology into the mainstream at last.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    NBN tender turns into bloodsport

    Fair is not what the National Broadband Network tender is about; it's bloodsport, and a fight for survival, and a challenge of the wills, and all the other sorts of superlatives you might expect from an Olympics announcer.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    The more things change...

    With all the excitement over the iPhone, few people have noticed that 1 July was the 11th anniversary of the deregulation of Australia's telecommunications market.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Could you believe in Steve?

    For no particular reason that I can discern, a 1979 Kenny Rogers song popped into my head as I was considering the ever more complex morass that is the national broadband network tender which Senator Stephen Conroy defended in his CeBIT keynote speech.

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    Despite showing occasional signs of strain, the Internet has become an integral part of all kinds of business and consumer technologies. How will it change in the years ahead to meet with new demands? We identify some key areas to watch out for.

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