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6/10/2010
NBN: second release sites
The NBN Co has announced 19 new locations for the next stage of the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout. The second release sites will consist of 14 new locations and five sites which neighbour the previously-announced first release sites. The new sites are: •    Victoria – Bacchus Marsh, South Morang (Melbourne)•    Queensland – Brisbane
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5/10/2010
Turnbull argues NBN access will be too expensive
Opposition spokesman on communications, Malcolm Turnbull, has once again attacked the National Broadband Network (NBN) claiming it will cost more than what most Australians are willing to pay for internet access. NBN Co is likely to charge retailers such as iiNet or iPrimus $35 per month to sell plans via the fibre optic network. Based on this
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30/09/2010
Conroy responds to telco tycoon's NBN criticism
Carlos Slim, the world’s richest man who runs 90 percent of Mexico’s landline services, has slammed the National Broadband Network (NBN), saying it is too expensive.''It's too much money. It's not necessary to invest so much money because technology is changing all the time,'' Mr Slim said at the Forbes Global CEO Conference in Sydney. While Mr
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26/08/2010
Three independent MPs looking into NBN
Julia Gillard has invited the three independent MPs to meet with NBN Co chief executive Mike Quigley to discuss Labor’s proposed national broadband network (NBN) in more detail. Jullia Gillard wrote: “...with respect to your keen interest in Broadband, would you like a briefing with the chief executive officer and director of NBN Co Mr Mike
NBN
5/08/2010
Free optical fibre installation for Armidale and Townsville residents
NBN Co Limited has offered Armidale and Townsville residents the chance to sign up for super-fast broadband.The company behind Australia’s $43 billion National Broadband Network has urged residents to sign the consent form to allow the thin fibre optic cables be laid from the street to residents’ businesses or residential properties.NBN chief
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5/07/2010
First NBN customers connected in Tasmania
The first customers in Australia have started to receive super-fast broadband on the National Broadband Network (NBN), sparking a clash between two internet providers.While Internode was the first to confirm a customer had successfully hooked up to the NBN, iPrimus quickly asserted one of their customers was the first Australian to receive the
NBN
18/06/2010
Australians want broadband priced by both speed and data
Internet providers should stop imposing download limits and let their customers pay for speed and what they use, according to a survey from Compare Broadband.A recent poll at broadband comparison site Compare Broadband asked visitors, ‘Would you prefer to pay for broadband according to speed and only for what you use?’ A resounding 79% of the total
NBN
24/04/2010
The Australian dream: A National Broadband Network with cheap unlimited downloads.
‘What's the most you would pay for an ADSL2+ broadband plan with unlimited downloads?’ This was the question put to everyday Australians who visited the broadband comparison website, ‘Compare Broadband’ in the week of April 15-22, 2010, with the optional answers being $40 per month, $50 per month, $75 per month, $100 per month, or $150 per
NBN
18/03/2010
National Broadband Network dead unless Telstra involved
The Australian parliament were told the national broadband network (NBN) will be ‘dead in the water’ unless Telstra has a hand in the rollout process of the $43 billion plan. The coalition government has promised to vote against legislation in the Senate that would force structural separation on the NBN Company. Opposition Senate leader Nick
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8/12/2009
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd to fix broadband ‘rot’
‘It's time to stop the rot. It's time to make a difference. That is what we are doing.’ At the recent controversial Broadband Future Forum run by the Federal Government in Sydney, Prime Minister Kevin Rudd said it was time to ‘stop the rot’ infecting Australia’s history of broadband. The forum was informed about 18 different national broadband
NBN
8/12/2009
Broadband Worldwide
The current Federal Government’s National Broadband Network promises to deliver super-fast broadband speeds up to 100mbps to 95% of the Australian population over the next ten years. The proposal includes the building of a fibre optic network to deliver these speeds directly to Australian homes with mobile wireless broadband and satellite broadband
NBN
8/12/2009
Analysts split over National Broadband Network Consultation
A recent survey has revealed Information and Communications Technology analysts in Australia are undecided whether there is sufficient public discussion of the Federal Governments proposed National Broadband Network. Seven leading Information and Communications technology analysts were questioned as part of an ARNnet survey. The analysts were asked
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