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11/03/2021
Google Strikes Deals With Media Companies while Facebook Unfriends Australia
As Australia draws closer to passing its new media law, Google and Facebook, both vocal critics of the code, seem to be walking in different directions now. Google Walks Back From Its Threat Last month, Google threatened to shut down its search engine in Australia after it is mandated to pay for the news that appears on its search results. The
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11/03/2021
NBN Co Plans to Test NBN’s Performance Versus 5G Fixed Wireless Services
NBN Co wants to test if their services can compete with the 5G connection.  Recent reports said that NBN Co is planning a public and independent test to see how well its services match up to the 5G fixed wireless connection. This analysis might answer the question of whether 5G can be a real substitute or alternative for NBN
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11/03/2021
NBN Providers React Against ACMA’s Rules on Rebates
NBN Co, along with retail service providers, such as Telstra, Optus, TPG Telecom, and Vocus, sends a joint letter to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA). According to the letter, they want flexibility regarding rebates for service mishaps.  Particularly, they want to discuss rules about the extent to which the full monetary
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11/03/2021
NBN Co’s CEO Earns Five Times More Than the Prime Minister
New documents show that the government-owned company, NBN Co, paid $77m in bonuses between July and December 2020.   The document regarding NBN Co's finances shows that NBN Co paid $4.3m in bonuses to executives including the CEO, and paid employees $73.2m between July and December 2020. The overall amount covers an unspecified amount of delayed
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11/03/2021
TPG Proclaims Itself as the Top Seller of NBN Broadband Services
A recent statement by TPG Telecom says that they are currently the highest seller of NBN enterprise Ethernet services.  Elizabeth Aris, the group executive for enterprise and government, says that the strong market performance of TPG is a result of its unique approach to customers. Also, they are prioritising customers while making use of the
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11/03/2021
Australians Demand Fibre Internet Upgrade but Not Everyone is Happy with the Free Upgrade
Australian telecommunication is currently a complex landscape.  A lot of Australians are getting free or subsidised full-fibre internet upgrades in the following years. However, there are still people who want to get the fibre upgrade immediately, even if it will cost them money. NBN Co is receiving 8,000 upgrade quotes every week. That means
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11/03/2021
Telstra Commits 8.5 Million to Support Small Businesses in Australia
Telstra supports small businesses in Australia by enhancing their digital skills set. The company has committed 8.5 million AUD for this project, with the assistance coming largely in the form of consulting.  Focus on Small Businesses Telstra has its focus on small businesses because these enterprises have kept the economy afloat during the most
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11/03/2021
NBN Co Discloses the Second Tranche of Suburbs and Towns for Fibre Upgrade
Are you planning to get an NBN fibre-to-the-node internet plan but not available in your area? You might be in luck because NBN Co is preparing to install fibre in new cities and towns.  The new places that will have fibre upgrade are announced through an official NBN Co statement: "NBN Co started work in October 2020 to extend fibre deeper into
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11/03/2021
Starlink, Elon Musk’s Space Internet Comes to Australia
Aussies can now pre-order SpaceX's Starlink.  SpaceX recently starts offering pre-orders of its Starlink to more countries where its service is not yet available. They are now accepting pre-orders from Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, and parts of the US and Canada.  How much is the pre-order? And when will Starlink internet service start its test
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11/03/2021
NBN Co Hunts More Funding After Increase in Revenue
NBN Co recently reported that they had a big increase in revenue last year, thanks to the growing demand for fast and reliable internet connection. But aside from that, the lower disconnection payments to Telstra and Optus also helped the company to have a $1.1 billion profits turnaround for the first half of fiscal 2021.  Positive
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11/03/2021
Bandwidth Plunges in Some Areas After NBN Co Ends Its Capacity Freebies
Bandwidth purchased from NBN drops as pandemic capacity boost ends according to numbers from the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC).  All retail service providers need to start buying up more National Broadband Network (NBN) Connectivity Virtual Circuit (CVC) capacity after the end of NBN Co's COVID-19 capacity freebies. NBN is
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11/03/2021
Secret Documents Disclose the Coalition Government’s Deception on NBN Costs
Several documents from 2013 reveal that the coalition government is lying about the cost of Labour's plans for the National Broadband Network or NBN.  According to recent reports, the government already knew that rolling out fibre to the premises will cost $15 billion less than the publicly declared amount.  Deputy chair of parliament's NBN
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