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10/12/2019
NBN's buys 21 million metres of copper
Not unlike a trip to Aldi where you preemptively take the car, NBN Co have done a big old bulk shop. The government owned corporation has opted to buy a whopping 21 million metres of new copper, adding to the sizable collection that they already have stocked up in the proverbial back shed.  "With 21 million metres of copper at their disposal, the
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10/12/2019
Executive from NBN urges customers to shop around for the best NBN plan
As the NBN endeavours to roll out wholesale broadband across Australia, the company's operations and results have remained consistently divisive in the public eye. In an effort to sift the common misconceptions with the facts, we decided to go directly to the source, and reached out for a chat with the Executive Manager at NBN Co, Tony Brown. What
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22/11/2019
Vodafone to enter fixed-line market with NBN plans
The NBN has given Vodafone (1300 106 571) the chance to move into the fixed-line broadband market, the company announced today at a parliamentary committee.Vodafone, long known for their great value mobile plans and mobile broadband services, praised the NBN for the way it has opened up room for competition amongst Internet Service Providers (ISPs)
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14/11/2019
Beware scammers pretending to be the NBN
Where there’s progress, there’s profit, and where there’s profit, there’s exploitation. The road to a fully completed NBN has taken a tad longer than everyone hoped, but with full completion expected to occur in 2020, things should eventually smooth out for the operation. However, until such time, it seems there are more than a few con artists
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1/10/2019
Old phone numbers may slip through the NBN's cracks
As part of their role in providing systematic insights, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman (TIO) has relased a report regarding the number of people who are losing their original telephone numbers while making the jump to the NBN. The report shares TIO's findings as well as its suggestions for consumers - both residential and small
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1/10/2019
TIO congratulates new NBN CEO
In the wake of former Chief of Executive Officer Bill Morrow leaving, the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman has congratulated Stephen Rue for taking over the position and becoming the NBN Co's current CEO.Also known as 'TIO', the Telecommunications Industry Ombudsman provides an independent dispute service for both residential consumers and
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16/01/2019
NBN to help cover upgrades to medical alarms
As the NBN upgrade rolls on nationwide, the majority of Australia's fixed-line phone and internet services are being replaced by NBN access network. As a result of this, people with unmonitored medical alarms may need an upgrade the, so that those devices will still dial out in the case of an emergency.  In an effort to help those people during
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13/09/2018
NBN assures its on its way to achieving its 2020 completion goal
The NBN Co has recently confirmed that all construction and activation remains on track for their 2020 completion goals. The company's 2020 outcomes are estimated to include a rollout completion with 11.7 million premises Ready to Connect (RTC) and 8.1 million homes and businesses hooked up to active service with the NBN access network.
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18/09/2017
NBN Customers To Get Refunds
Uh oh! The NBN has found its way into the headlines once again! Very recently, it was published that thousands of the National Broadband Network’s subscribers/customers will be given a refund after the nation’s biggest and most prominent telco launched an investigation into the overcharging of a huge number of customers. In May of this year, telco
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15/09/2017
NBN Exceed their FY 2017 Targets
This year, the NBN has absolutely blasted through their construction, activation and revenue targets for 2017. This is a monumental achievement for the NBN, with its footprint reaching a whopping 5.7 million premises in Australia, 2.4 million active services and a very impressive $1 Billion dollar revenue.  In fact, in the 12 months ending 30 June
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23/01/2017
NBN In-Depth: The Coalition’s NBN Plan
Shadow Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull is largely favoured by Australians (well atleast compared to Tony). He is generally consdiered highly innovative and forward-thinking, but unfortunately not in his own portfolio. Mr Turnbull thinks that Australians can 'get by with 25mbps'...oh how he is wrong! This article will provide an objective
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4/08/2014
The NBN Post 2013 Federal Election
Nearly two weeks have passed since the Coalition won the 2013 Federal Election, and Australians are itching to know what will become of Labor’s NBN. Some Australians are even using online social media to protest the Coalition’s version of the NBN in hopes to save Labor’s original vision for Australia. The protest, which comes in the form of an
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