Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has hit back at criticism the government’s fibre-to-the-node tender documents are far too light on detail, saying they were designed that way.
Author: Kristin Powell
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G9 wants to be a FTTN monopoly: Conroy
The contract for Australia’s fibre-to-the-node network is now up for grabs but the government has been accused of trying to return Australian broadband to a monopoly system — which is just the way the G9 likes it, according to Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy.
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Merry-go-round of customers proves costly
A poll of more than 600 Australian consumers found that over the past 12 months, telephone, mobile phone and broadband companies suffered the most from customer turnover, ahead of electricity providers, banks and insurance firms.
Seventy-nine per cent of respondents singled out pricing as the main factor for leaving a company.
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Internode expands naked ADSL2+ offering
National broadband IP carrier Internode is set to expand its Naked ADSL2+ offering by converting existing phone services to naked ADSL.
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Telstra’s CDMA network axed
TELSTRA’S CDMA mobile phone network is to be closed before the end of this month, meaning mobile customers still accessing the network have less than two weeks before their phones are rendered obsolete.
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NEW Batman: Gotham Knight (2008) HD Trailer
Kevin Conroy makes his return!
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Gillard defends email intercept
Proposed laws to allow companies to snoop on their workers’ emails are needed to protect vital electronic infrastructure from terrorist attacks, Deputy Prime Minister Julia Gillard says.
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Liberal Party: Conroy’s ‘Request for Policy’ plea
Shadow Communications Minister, Senator Bruce Billson believes, the ‘Request for Proposal’ document released by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy.
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Transparent contradiction
OPTUS boss Paul O’Sullivan is clearly positioning himself for a potential withdrawal from the national broadband network tender by slamming the tender process the minute details were released last week.
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All eyes on broadband bids
AN emerging Indian telecommunications company, two huge private equity funds and a major local investment bank are all considering making bids through consortiums for the Rudd Government’s $9 billion-plus national broadband network project.