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Telstra is trialling "booster" equipment that can increase the transmission limits of ADSL broadband by up to 20 kilometres from an ADSL-enabled exchange.
The pressure on Telstra's broadband business has ratcheted up a notch, with Sydney wireless provider Unwired today launching new 'high-speed Internet' plans targeting dial-up users and slashing its current broadband plan prices.
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