Rudd to pay $11 billion of $43 billion NBN
May 30, 2009
Communications minister Stephen Conroy has told Senate Estimates hearings that the Government will sink around $11 billion into the National Broadband Network, which is anticipated to cost up to $43 billion in total.
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OECD report highlights strengths and flaws in NBN plan
May 30, 2009
iTnews weighs up the Rudd Government’s NBN plan against the OECD’s latest advice on how governments should invest in the construction of national broadband networks.
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ACCC hearts NBN, predicts end to Foxtel monopoly
May 30, 2009
ACCC chairman Graeme Samuel has given the Federal Government’s National Broadband Network plan a big thumbs up, endorsing structural separation and predicting the end of Foxtel’s dominance of Pay TV.
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Adios uncalled for, says Minchin
May 30, 2009
Opposition communications minister Nick Minchin has praised Senator Conroy for his “generous” remarks about ex-Telstra chief Sol Trujillo, saying they “set a far higher standard” than those by the Prime Minister.
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Telstra offers ‘spare’ backhaul to stave off duplication
May 30, 2009
Telstra has proposed a radical way to introduce price competition on monopoly backhaul transmission routes by having the Government buy ’spare’ capacity from them and resell it, effectively subsidising the incumbent’s access fees.
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Telstra culled linesmen in flood-affected NSW
May 24, 2009
Telstra is sending 130 network engineers to a flood-ravaged area in which the telco culled nine linesmen just two months ago, according to the CEPU.
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NBN plan sparks new facility for fibre specialists
May 24, 2009
The announcement of a homegrown National Broadband Network (NBN) has spurred on local fibre optics company Warren and Brown to build a $4.1m R&D and distribution facility in Melbourne.
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Conroy reveals Tassie fibre network close to launch
May 24, 2009
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy said his department is “finalising discussions” with the Tasmanian Government to commence fibre-to-the-home rollouts from July.
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Alcatel-Lucent appoints its own NBN voice
May 24, 2009
Telecommunications equipment maker Alcatel-Lucent has promoted its former head of access network activity, John Turner, to lead an internal ‘NBN taskforce’.
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NBN $43 billion cost has lots of padding
May 24, 2009
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has revealed the actual cost of the NBN is expected to be “significantly lower” than $43 billion, especially if industry players like Telstra trade their infrastructure for equity.
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