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Friday September 28, 2012

EDITOR'S NOTE

Good afternoon,

It has been a big week for government control of telecommunications as authorities and telcos tussle over the nature of a proposed data retention regime in Australia.

Senator Stephen Conroy has promised his own form of intervention, threatening to build a government-funded submarine link to the US if the industry doesn't drop prices. We explore whether his claims are correct (but won't judge his favourite coloured underpants).

-- James Hutchinson

LATEST TELECOMMUNICATIONS ARTICLES

	Conroy mulls Government-funded subsea fibre link By James Hutchinson \| Sep 28, 2012 Threatens 'unfettered power' to drive down prices.
	Telstra seeks direct line to NBN Co's PoI plans By Ry Crozier \| Sep 28, 2012 Irked by learning of changes through discussion paper.
	Europe proposes internet lock-down to combat terrorism By Juha Saarinen \| Sep 28, 2012 Anti-terrorism project criticised.
	Telcos warn of criminal advantage in data retention By James Hutchinson \| Sep 27, 2012 Unequal application could push crims elsewhere.
	Turnbull attacks Quigley over NBN management By James Hutchinson \| Sep 24, 2012 Executive shake-up likely under Coalition power.
	NBN Co builds own MPLS network By James Hutchinson \| Sep 25, 2012 To push alarms around Australia.
	Kenya to cut off counterfeit mobiles By Juha Saarinen \| Sep 27, 2012 Millions of devices affected.
	Chinese to become internet lingua franca by 2015 By Staff Writer \| Sep 24, 2012 Linguistically challenged domains decried.
	EU telcos seek end to settlement-free peering By Juha Saarinen \| Sep 24, 2012 Try to claw back revenue.

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