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4/08/2022
NBN Co Settles 59% of Government Loan
NBN Co made a total of $11.6 billion as repayment on the $19.5 billion loans of the federal government to the company. This figure was revealed in the mid-year budget update of the federal government as of 31 October. It was in December 2016 when the loan was established. The commercial terms were intended to bridge the gap between the capped
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3/08/2022
NBN to ACMA: Carrier Separation Rules Not Well Understood By Smaller Telcos
According to NBN Co, in its experience, carrier separation rules are not well understood by smaller telcos. The wholesaler has told the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission: “The consequences of this are pockets of premises with far less retail choice (in some cases as few as one retail provider) than the general service area, primarily
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28/07/2022
The Australian Broadband Guarantee: What you no longer need to know
The Australian Broadband Guarantee (ABG) was an initiative by the Australian Government aimed at providing high-quality broadband services to residential and small business premises, especially those in remote areas where commercial metro services were not readily available.  About the Australian Broadband Guarantee Eligible premises could
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28/07/2022
Telco Industry Ombudsman: Australians Expect Too Much From The Internet
Are you someone who expects a little too much from the internet? Well, that is what Telco industry Ombudsman Judi Jones thinks! According to Jones, consumer expectations in Australia for internet speeds, quality and availability are getting higher and higher, leading to an inevitable increase in complaints, according to the industry body
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28/07/2022
How superior is Labor's NBN? NBN speed test lets you be the judge
The current NBN debate has been heavily focused on speed, particularly guaranteed speeds that each party is promising. For those who are not tech savvy it is hard to image what the speed difference would look like, or how an increase or decrease in mbps affects internet usage. Brisbane PhD student James Brotchie has developed a solution to this
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28/07/2022
Conroy: we will use federal law to make NBN connections compulsory
Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has warned states and territories that if they don’t make it compulsory for residents to connect to the National Broadband Network (NBN), he will look at making it a federal law for states to impose the new connections.“We are working our way through the issues with the states and ... we ultimately would
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28/07/2022
ACCC will allow you to do a NBN Speed Comparison and Test
Ever have trouble figuring out your true NBN Speeds? Suspect that the results you are getting on online tests are not 100% accurate? Well, things are soon to change for the better. Recently, The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has announced that it will now be receiving funding from the Federal Government for a brand new
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27/07/2022
RSP Opposition to NBN SAU Proposal Supported by Vocus as It Calls for a Break From Past Policy
According to Vocus, the new federal government should “reboot” the NBN Special Access Undertaking process. CEO Kevin Russell said that “NBN’s proposed SAU variation is built on the flawed foundations of its history.”   He further added that “the new government, with its commitment to keep the NBN in public hands, has an opportunity to make a
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21/07/2022
FTTN Upgrades Now Available with the Launch of NBN’s Fibre Connect, FTTC Available Beginning May
The Fibre Connect program of NBN Co was already launched and the operator started taking orders for its FTTN-FTTP program. Its FTTC-to-FTTP program is set to begin in May. There are around 50,000 FTTN premises eligible to be upgraded as soon as the wholesaler receives an order from a participating RSP for a Home Fast, Home Superfast, or Home
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21/07/2022
NBN Co and ACCC Must Abandon CVC Usage for Good Says Aussie BB
According to Aussie Broadband CEO Phil Britt, there is a need for various telcos to increase the pressure on NBN Co and the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission to abandon the CVC usage pricing construct.   Britt said the steady increase in demand for bandwidth after various COVID-19 lockdowns is driving up CVC costs to levels that are
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21/07/2022
NBN 10Gbps Enterprise Services Set to Launch by the End of June
Starting from the end of June this year, NBN RSPs will be able to offer Enterprise Ethernet services with speeds up to 10Gbps.   The trial for this commenced during the first quarter of this year. The trial encompassed the testing and evaluation of the performance of the services which includes information rate and associated frame size, as well
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21/07/2022
Revival of NBN SAU Issue Expected as Industry Submissions Set to Go Public
The NBN Special Access Undertaking debate is likely to spark up again as the deadline for submissions to the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission is nearing.   Telco, consumer, and ACCC's reactions to this NBN undertaking proposal were greatly negative in the past. Additionally, the general sentiment was that the proposal should be
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