The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review (2021 RTR) included twelve recommendations that clearly identify the major issues related to the provision of reasonably priced, reliable, resilient telecommunications in regional and...
Communications
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Communications minister Paul Fletcher’s office circulated talking points to Coalition figures preparing them for accusations of pork barreling ahead of the announcement of a $28.2 million in grants to...
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For many Australians, the promise of cheap, reliable broadband remains a dream. So why is the National Broadband Network (NBN) still not delivering an outcome that was promised more...
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Federal Labor has unveiled a $650 million plan to improve regional telecommunications a week after the federal budget. Announced on Tuesday, Labor’s Better Connectivity For Rural and Regional Australia...
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The federal Opposition has backed the Coalition’s $480 million regional internet commitment but pledged to go further and fix inefficiencies in the NBN’s satellite service. Shadow Communications minister Michelle...
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The federal government will set aside $480 million in next week’s budget to upgrade telecommunications infrastructure in regional Australia. The investment will support a $750 million upgrade to improve...
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Last month, Telstra and TPG Telecom signed a ten-year mobile infrastructure sharing agreement that will boost TPG Telecom’s mobile network to cover 98.8 per cent of the population and...
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The 2021 Regional Telecommunications Review (RTR) Report that was tabled in Parliament last week has missed an opportunity to highlight the despair and frustration felt by many living in...
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Consumers will have greater direct control over their own customer data held by internet providers and phone companies after the Treasurer on Monday designated telecommunications as the third sector...
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When Australians think of technology it is a positive. They see possibilities and the future. In contrast, for Scott Morrison and his cabinet, technology is an instrument to exploit...
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The AUKUS agreement to build nuclear powered submarines in South Australia will bring a “huge multiplier effect” to local industries and technology development in Australia, according the US company...
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Communications Minister Paul Fletcher has published what he describes as a "mini-book": Governing in the Internet Age. This is a mini-review based only on his National Press Club Address...
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OPINION: According to the government, “the business model of Australia’s free-to-air television business is under severe strain”. In November last year, the government released a “Media Reform Green Paper”...
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Technology behemoth Microsoft has announced that it is expanding into South Australia, bringing its Azure Space team to Adelaide’s Lot Fourteen space precinct. As part of the expansion, Microsoft...