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A lot is riding on how we choose to take our fibre

Friday, 3rd July 2009 - The Age

If the national broadband network is to succeed, take-up of the service by domestic and business users must be rapid and as close to universal as possible. On that, all industry experts agree.

Phone tax not enough for full broadband rollout

Friday, 3rd July 2009 - iTnews Australia

BT has said that a proposed 50 pence ($1.03) per month levy on phone landlines will not provide enough funds to cover the entire UK with fibre-optic broadband.

Internet filter sparks gaming war

Thursday, 2nd July 2009 - The Courier-Mail

Online games played by millions of Australians could be blocked by the Federal Government's controversial internet filter.

NBN HQ decision will wait for board

Thursday, 2nd July 2009 - ZDNet Australia

The location of the National Broadband Network headquarters will not be decided until after the NBN company's board and chairman are appointed, Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy told his state counterparts this week.

Optus D3 satellite set for August launch

Thursday, 2nd July 2009 - iTWire

Optus has announced that it D3 satellite, the ninth in a 24 year history of Australian domestic satellites, will be launched by Arianespace during August.

Department of Broadband to seek filtering help

Thursday, 2nd July 2009 - ARN

The Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy is set to open a tender seeking technical help to test content filtering products and services in August.

Telstra slammed for job cuts plan

Thursday, 2nd July 2009 - Australian IT

More than 160 positions have been cut since David Thodey took over the reins from Sol Trujillo as Telstra's chief.

Federal Government picks towns for NBN bush kick-off

Wednesday, 1st July 2009 - ARN

The Federal Government has opened a tender process seeking candidates to build, operate and maintain backbone transmission links to regional towns as part of the first steps in its $43 billion national broadband network (NBN) plan.

Rudd's big backhaul day in Darwin

Wednesday, 1st July 2009 - ZDNet Australia

Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is shortly expected to announce during a trip to Darwin what areas of regional Australia will be targeted by the backhaul aspect of the government's National Broadband Network plans.

Cisco fleshes out strategy for $US34b collaboration market

Wednesday, 1st July 2009 - iTWire

Last October Cisco flagged its aim, based on its WebEx portfolio to become a major player in the market for enterprise collaboration. This week gave some indication of how it plans to get there, including expanding its collaboration portfolio to include office applications.