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  • Optus: We will ditch FTTN without deadline delay

    Optus has threatened to pull out of the fibre-to-the-node (FTTN) tender process unless the government approves operational separation for Telstra and a delay to the bid deadline, while Telstra has threatened to withdraw if it does.

  • Submarine cable makes FTTN link for Australia

    Senator Stephen Conroy, Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy officially announced plans to build a 6,900km undersea cable between Guam and Sydney which will become one of the first links in the government's national FTTN network chain.

  • Conroy not moved by FTTN extension pleas

    Despite calls for an extension to the July deadline for proposals to build the national fibre-to-the-node broadband network, Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy is determined to stick to his schedule.

  • Telstra may switch to cable after govt FTTN loss

    Telstra has revealed it's already testing a 100Mbps upgrade to its cable network -- and may pursue a cable future if any federal decision on fibre-to-the-node does not go the company's way.

  • 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.

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