Tag: NBN Co

Labor commits $3bn to NBN upgrades

Posted on   |  by Brandon How
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has committed an additional $3 billion to “finish” the NBN and improve internet speeds at remaining fibre-to-the node (FTTN) premises should Labor win this year’s...

New laws to prevent future NBN sell-off

Posted on   |  by Justin Hendry
New laws to keep the NBN publicly owned will be introduced to federal Parliament, preventing any future sell-off of the network that delivers high-speed broadband to 8.5 million households....

Innovation is the key to NBN Co’s future

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The future of telecommunications in Australia has become linked to the success or failure of NBN Co, the government business enterprise that is responsible for connecting premises to the...

Absence of progress as the NBN strikes out again

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The NBN Company has released a discussion paper on its Special Access Undertaking variation and commenced a new round of talks with the competition regulator, service providers and consumer...

‘Slippage’ in good governance in Communications

Posted on   |  by Joseph Brookes
Poor governance and rampant outsourcing are plaguing the communications portfolio, according to shadow Minister Michelle Rowland, who has warned the Coalition government’s intervention into independent entities like the ABC,...

Telstra’s Penn to lead Australian cyber strategy

Posted on   |  by Denham Sadler
A permanent 10-person advisory committee, helmed by Telstra boss Andy Penn, has been established to guide the implementation of the federal government’s $1.7 billion cybersecurity strategy. The 2020 Cyber...

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

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
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...

NBNCo’s latest corporate plan is another lemon

Posted on   |  by Mark Gregory
The NBN has yet to be completed, the cost is now $57 billion, and the Coalition has announced a new plan for the NBN that does not withstand scrutiny....

On NBN: History is always written by the victors

Posted on   |  by David Havyatt
Today the Communications Minister announced a plan to bring ‘ultrafast broadband’ to millions of families and businesses and he welcomed the release of the NBN Co corporate plan demonstrating...