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  • Is Optus already throwing in the towel on FTTN?

    If analyst group CEG speaks on behalf of Optus, it looks likes we can assume the carrier has given up on its chances of winning the coveted NBN (national broadband network) tender being considered by the Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy.

  • Telstra may not allow government to call its lawyers

    The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy has issued a tender for the provision of substantial legal assistance ahead of the rollout of the national fibre-to-the-node network, but it may have a hard time finding a taker.

  • Optus could suffer if Telstra made to sell Foxtel stake: Coonan

    Telstra's main competitor Optus could suffer if Telstra was made to sell its shareholding in pay TV group Foxtel, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said today.

  • Networking the Nation a failure: Optus

    Optus has slammed the Federal government's Networking the Nation program as a failure, claiming it failed to promote infrastructure competition in rural Australia.

  • Telstra - one blunder too many?

    Telstra has come a long way since its heady days as Australia's telecom darling. We've conducted a comprehensive analysis of Telstra's recent performance which has left the telco's share price floundering and its customers angrier than ever.

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  • Read the blog post - Jude Willis

    Line up for an iPhone? Are you serious?

    So we have answers. The iPhone is coming to Oz, it's 3G, it's cheaper, and it's available via multiple carriers.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Why Telstra can't afford to offer the iPhone

    What a week it's been for mobiles.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Getting naked reveals the hard truth of ULL

    Streaker Robert Ogilvie may have learned the hard way that getting naked can be painful, but many other Australians are apparently learning the same lesson as they try to break ties with Telstra once and for all.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Broadband shame: Sneakernet strikes back

    There are times when the tone of Australia's broadband discussions makes me want to laugh, and others when it just makes me want to cry. The past week has been one of the latter, after two very different broadband-related stories made their way across my desk.

  • Read the blog post - Renai LeMay

    Best Telstra YouTube videos

    Your intrepid reporter braves the horde of user-generated videos on YouTube to find the best (and most amusing) content related to the nation's biggest telco Telstra.

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  • Business guide to implementing VoIP

    How can you tell if your business is ready for Voice over IP? Also, who are the leading IP handset providers and systems integrators in Australia?

  • Keeping the door open...and shut

    A Web server opens up your business to the outside world, so how do you keep out those parts of the world you don't like?

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  • Trillian Pro

    Consolidate all of your chat buddies into Trillian Pro 2.012. Perfect for students and office workers alike.

  • Samsung SGH-V200

    The Samsung SGH-V200 has the stylish appearance typical of Samsung mobiles, with a great screen that the handset maker intends to put in all its phones.

  • Alcatel One Touch 735

    The Alcatel One Touch 735 is a reasonable mid-range mobile handset, let down by a very basic problem. Read our Australian review.

  • i-mate Smartphone2

    i-mate's Smartphone2 is eerily similar to other Smartphones, and with good reason. Read our Australian review.

  • Ring ring:10 mobile phones tested

    Everybody is different, and everyone's needs from a mobile phone differ markedly. Check out our Australian reviews of 10 distinctly different phones.

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