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Melbourne firies use drone to check dangling truck 
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Melbourne firies use drone to check dangling truck
By Ry Crozier | May 17, 2013 | Comment Now 
Put to quick use.
 
Telstra to build Victorian digital radio network 
Networking
Telstra to build Victorian digital radio network
May 2, 2013 | Comment Now 
Fire authority awards contract.
 
Telstra exchange fire spread by cooling systems 
Telco/ISP
Telstra exchange fire spread by cooling systems
By Ry Crozier | Mar 27, 2013 | Comment Now 
Investigation also points to open fire doors.
 
Council IT dept tells of major failures after Telstra fire 
Telco/ISP
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By Ry Crozier | Mar 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
A personal account from the hot seat.
 
Feds urged to retain Telstra copper in NBN world 
Telco/ISP
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By Ry Crozier | Mar 26, 2013 | Comment Now 
Fixed-line diversity.
 
Telstra exchange fire cost $408,000 a day 
Telco/ISP
Telstra exchange fire cost $408,000 a day
By Ry Crozier | Mar 25, 2013 | Comment Now 
Should such events trigger federal disaster relief?
 
Telstra techs face second fire-damaged exchange 
Telco/ISP
Telstra techs face second fire-damaged exchange
By Ry Crozier | Feb 19, 2013 | Comment Now 
Kangaroo Island fire 'destroys' telecommunications facility.
 
Warrnambool users spent 10.5 days without internet 
Telco/ISP
Warrnambool users spent 10.5 days without internet
By Ry Crozier | Feb 18, 2013 | Comment Now 
Academic survey reveals those hit hard by Telstra's exchange fire.
 
'Forgotten' Telstra users emerge from exchange fire aftermath 
Telco/ISP
'Forgotten' Telstra users emerge from exchange fire aftermath
By Ry Crozier | Feb 7, 2013 | Comment Now 
Federal inquiry unearths regional discontent.
 
Tech investments pay dividends for bushfire relief 
Strategy
Tech investments pay dividends for bushfire relief
By Joshua Gliddon | Jan 11, 2013 | Comment Now 
Mobile centres deployed to administer payments in affected areas.
 
NSW fire service addresses web traffic issues 
Software
NSW fire service addresses web traffic issues
By Liz Tay | Jan 10, 2013 | Comment Now 
Sweltering conditions spark unexpected demand.
 
Conroy launches Warrnambool exchange fire inquiry 
Telco/ISP
Conroy launches Warrnambool exchange fire inquiry
By Ry Crozier | Nov 29, 2012 | Comment Now 
To examine mitigation strategies, community impact.
 
Telstra 're-parents' sub-exchanges to South Melbourne 
Telco/ISP
Telstra 're-parents' sub-exchanges to South Melbourne
By Ry Crozier | Nov 28, 2012 | Comment Now 
Exchange fire sees network configuration changes.
 
Telstra, ISPs hit by Warrnambool exchange fire 
Telco/ISP
Telstra, ISPs hit by Warrnambool exchange fire
By Ry Crozier | Nov 22, 2012 | Comment Now 
Knocks out fixed and mobile services.
 
NSW firefighters seek chunky phones 
Hardware
NSW firefighters seek chunky phones
By Chris Jager | Oct 12, 2012 | Comment Now 
Agency forced to look at overseas markets.
 
Amazon unwraps larger Kindle Fires 
Hardware
Amazon unwraps larger Kindle Fires
By Alistair Barr, Lisa Richwine | Sep 7, 2012 | Comment Now 
Takes on Apple.
 
Fire hits BlueScope Steel 'computer room' 
Networking
Fire hits BlueScope Steel 'computer room'
By Ry Crozier | Jul 21, 2012 | Comment Now 
All workers safe.
 
Telstra exchange damaged by house fire 
Telco/ISP
Telstra exchange damaged by house fire
Jun 14, 2012 | Comment Now 
Rebuild underway.
 
HP settles burning battery case 
Hardware
HP settles burning battery case
By Liam Tung | Jan 25, 2012 | Comment Now 
Pays $405,000, denies any wrongdoing.
 
Dell kills 7-inch Streak tablet 
Hardware
Dell kills 7-inch Streak tablet
By Liam Tung | Dec 7, 2011 | Comment Now 
Vapourised by Fire.
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