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Gov’t vs ACCC: The NBN cold war turns hot

The government’s efforts to strong-arm the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) to adopt a favourable position on NBN Co’s wholesale prices, business market competition and spectrum allocation have...

Govt NBN backflip is a missed opportunity

23 September 2020 | by Mark Gregory

The government decision to support NBN Co’s $4.5 billion NBN upgrade to provide 75 per cent of fixed line premises with access to 1 Gbps connections by 2023 is...

NBN broadband boost is not enough

19 March 2020 | by Mark Gregory

Yesterday, NBN Co positively announced that it would waive charges for additional data of up to 40 per cent for retail service providers for the next three months and...

2020 cyber strategy elephant in the room

21 January 2020 | by Mark Gregory

The Australian Government is currently developing our nation’s next Cyber Security Strategy in its efforts to protect Australians from cyber threats. The 2016 Cyber Security Strategy was a four-year...

NBN may miss June roll-out target

14 January 2020 | by Mark Gregory

The devastating bushfires along the south east coastline have destroyed telecommunications infrastructure across a wide area and it may take several months before basic telecommunication services are functioning. NBN...

NBN maps trouble in corporate plan

30 August 2019 | by Mark Gregory

The NBN is in trouble and the problems are highlighted in the NBN Co Corporate Plan 2020-23. Rollout delays, cost blowouts and an admission that it will not become...

Paul Fletcher’s long to-do list

27 May 2019 | by Aimee Chanthadavong

Paul Fletcher’s appointment as Minister for Communications, Cybersafety and the Arts as part of Scott Morrison’s Second Ministry leaves him with the onerous task of working through some big-ticket...

Telco reform will benefit the economy

22 May 2019 | by Mark Gregory

If there is anything to be learned from the last election campaign it is that politicians still do not understand technology and the impact it has on the nation’s...

NBN performance problems rise

8 May 2019 | by James Riley

Two announcements this week have painted a grim picture of the National Broadband Network (NBN) in the lead-up to the federal election, and for many Australian consumers there is...

NBN future is a numbers game

10 April 2019 | by Mark Gregory

The Shadow Minister for Communications Michelle Rowland has released Labor’s election policy for the National Broadband Network (NBN). The plan focuses on the future and tackles key issues including...

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