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  • 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.

  • Conroy defends 'fluffy, insubstantial' FTTN tender

    Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy has hit back at criticism the government's fibre-to-the-node tender documents are far too light on detail, saying they were designed that way.

  • Telstra silent on FTTN shareholder cash hit

    Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has remained tight-lipped on how a fibre-to-the-node build could impact the cash the telco pays to its shareholders.

  • Top 10 stories: 1TB iPod, Airbus 380, Telstra and more

    What were the hottest stories last month? Check out the 10 most popular articles on ZDNet Australia during October 2007.

  • Trujillo slams govt in fibre tirade

    Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo has slammed the federal government's decision to award funding to Telstra competitor OPEL for a new national broadband network, decrying Australia as a nation that lacks any incentive for investment in telecommunications.

  • Rival fibre consortium releases blueprint

    A group of telcos preparing an alternative to Telstra's proposal to build a national fibre broadband network are set to release the fine detail of their plan in a couple of hours.

  • Telstra fibre talks must go on: Coonan

    The federal government today said it was important that discussions between Telstra and the competition regulator continue, despite criticism of the body by the telco's chief executive.

  • Optus threatens war over Telstra's fibre plans

    The nation's second-largest telco today said it will fight "until the last breath" Telstra's desire to lock competitors out of using its planned fibre-optic broadband network.

  • Alcatel waits in the wings

    Alcatel is playing cheerleader for Telstra in trying to get a good deal from the competition regulator for the telco's proposed new broadband network.

  • Telstra's Fibre to the Node to kickstart Aussie BPL?

    Telstra's recently-announced plans to extend fibre-optic cables to street-side cabinets in order to provide faster ADSL services could be the kickstart broadband over powerline (BPL) technology needs in Australia, a leading authority on the subject said this week.

  • Regulator, govt give Telstra ADSL2+ green light

    Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) chairman Graeme Samuel today called on Telstra to "throw the switch" in more exchanges to its faster new-generation ADSL2+ service.

  • Staff cuts come as Telstra commences network upgrades

    Telstra cut around 1,000 full-time staff positions in the six months from June 30 last year and has commenced the network buildouts it announced in November.

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