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  • NBN doomed to failure: iiNet

    Australia's third-largest ISP iiNet said yesterday that the government's $4.7 billion national broadband network was "doomed to be a monumental failure" despite the fact that iiNet itself is a member of Terria, a consortium bidding to build the network.

  • G9 wants to be a FTTN monopoly: Conroy

    The contract for Australia's fibre-to-the-node network is now up for grabs but the government has been accused of trying to return Australian broadband to a monopoly system which is just the way the G9 likes it, according to Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy.

  • Optus will stop playing if Telstra wins NBN

    Australia's second largest telco Optus today said it would not invest in fixed line phone and internet networks in Australia if Telstra was awarded control of the national broadband network (NBN).

  • Conroy defends 'fluffy, insubstantial' FTTN tender

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    The federal government today confirmed plans to make only minor tweaks to telecomms regulations to accommodate Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) and forecast only low mass-market takeup of the next-generation telephony technology for the next two-three years.

  • Conroy charts national broadband agenda

    The Australian Labor Party's ICT shadow minister wants a national fibre broadband network and enough skilled people to exploit it.

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