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  • Telstra denies FTTN 15 pc broadband price hike

    Broadband prices under a Telstra-owned national fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) network could rise by up to 15 per cent, a report commissioned by the Competitive Carriers Coalition (CCC) has concluded.

  • Price cuts for rivals will hurt FTTN: Telstra

    Telstra has accused the competition regulator of "throwing a hand grenade" into the fibre-to-the-node debate after reports surfaced that the Commission had cut the prices the telco can charge rival providers to use its copper network.

  • Northern Territory, Tasmania slam Telstra's prices

    The Northern Territory government has bitterly complained about a lack of competition in the telecommunications market that it claims has led to it paying Telstra three to five times more for some communications services than the rest of the nation.

  • Price must be right for fibre: Optus

    With a battle ahead to build Australia's fibre-to-the-node infrastructure, Optus has warned the government that the new network should not come at too high a price.

  • $200m cable "will not bring down broadband prices"

    Experts have warned broadband prices may not be on their way down, despite the opening of a AU$200 million cable link.

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  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Dear carriers: More walking, less talking

    Sometimes, a well-placed and well-timed letter can make all the difference. Other times, it can make no difference at all and even hurt your case. This week's missive by the Competitive Carriers' Coalition, I would suggest, falls into the latter category.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Conroy faces a showdown at the FTTN corral

    Say what you will about Senator Stephen Conroy, but he is clearly not a man afraid of confrontation. Well, he'd better not be, because by killing off the OPEL WiMax project he has just set himself up for a battle with Telstra of Biblical proportions or a big meal of crow washed down with a $4.7 billion gift to SingTel Optus.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    ADSL2+ at last but at what cost?

    Much has been made of Telstra's decision to finally stop holding Australia to ransom, and to actually turn on the ADSL2+ equipment it has installed in what is apparently over 900 of its exchanges around the country.

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Pot, meet kettle. Kettle, pot.

    Will Internode's (sudden) and dramatic price hike for its broadband plans undo the G9's plans for an affordable, high-speed broadband network?

  • Read the blog post - David Braue

    Forget the drought, it's raining broadband

    As Christmas roars in upon us and the Rudds, Trujillos, and Conroys of the world hang their Christmas stockings, everybody is casting an eye to 2008 and the changes it will bring.

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