EDITOR'S NOTE

Good Afternoon,

When the Federal Government announced its new blueprint for the NBN, an accompanying discussion paper on regulatory reform hinted strongly toward the possibility of a forced structural separation of Telstra.

The prospect sent competitors, regulators and press alike into dizzying spins of speculation. We certainly read it as being on the table.

Shadow Minister Nick Minchin has more than dampened that speculation, directing a barrage of questions on the matter to Minister Conroy during Senate Estimates.

What do you think? Should Telstra's structural separation be legislated?

-- Brett Winterford

TODAY ON ITNEWS

By Brett Winterford | June 04, 2009

Neither the ruling ALP nor the Liberal Party will openly advocate the structural separation of Telstra, despite repeated calls from competitors for the Government to break up Australia's incumbent carrier.

By Sholto Macpherson , Brett Winterford | June 04, 2009

Companies pushing ahead with desktop virtualisation risk opening themselves up to "hundreds of millions of dollars" in Microsoft licensing fees, according to IBRS analyst Dr Kevin McIsaac.

By Stuart Finlayson | June 04, 2009

If there's anything to be learned from Palerang Council, it's that mobile towers might be unbearable to the eye - but also near impossible to live without.

By Iain Thomson | June 04, 2009

Microsoft OEM head Steve Guggenheimer used his keynote address at Computex in Taiwan today to outline Microsoft's plans for servers and netbooks.

By Ry Crozier | June 04, 2009

Regional submarine network giant Tata Communications has revealed plans to broaden its local footprint in partnership with the likes of Telstra and Optus.

By Baker Li | June 04, 2009

Chip maker Intel sees solid global consumer sales of laptop PCs and expects its new processors to put it in good stead in a likely boom in the ultra-thin laptop segment.

By Shaun Nichols | June 04, 2009

A new Twitter attack is infecting users with a rogue antivirus download.

By Jim Finkle | June 04, 2009

BlackBerry maker Research in Motion has issued a security patch for the popular device, warning that it is vulnerable to attacks by hackers.

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