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Conroy delays deadline for national broadband network

Conroy delays deadline for national broadband network

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has issued an extension to the national broadband network tender deadline after conceding vital information about existing network infrastructure was not yet readily available for all bidders.
Mitchell Bingemann May 22 2008 2:17PM Telco/ISP
Crucial broadband bill opens up secret network info

Crucial broadband bill opens up secret network info

The Senate has passed legislation that allows bidders for the Government’s $4.7 billion National Broadband Network to access Telstra's once-secret network information.
Mitchell Bingemann May 16 2008 2:52PM Telco/ISP
Telstra lodges $5 million bond for national broadband network

Telstra lodges $5 million bond for national broadband network

Telstra has taken a step closer towards securing the Federal Government’s $4.7 billion national broadband contract by being the first company to lodge its $5 million bidder's bond.
Mitchell Bingemann May 12 2008 3:43PM Telco/ISP
Murder, intrigue and the end of an era

Murder, intrigue and the end of an era

The week started off with an end of an era, as Telstra scrapped its CDMA network to make way for the Next G network.
Ashley Clark May 3 2008 12:47PM Strategy
Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Wireless last mile could bypass Telstra copper network, says Conroy

Fibre to the Node proposals using wireless links to reach homes could end the conflict over access to Telstra's copper network, according to Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Adam Turner May 1 2008 3:27PM Telco/ISP
Telstra says goodbye to CDMA tonight

Telstra says goodbye to CDMA tonight

The clock is ticking for Telstra customers, as the CDMA mobile network hits its expiration date at midnight tonight.
Ashley Clark Apr 28 2008 11:07AM Telco/ISP
Opinion: The National Broadband Network's untenable tender

Opinion: The National Broadband Network's untenable tender

A collective sigh could be heard from the telco industry when the Government finally released a request for proposal (RFP) for its $4.7 billion national broadband network (NBN) on April 11. But far from being a sigh of relief, this was instead the disappointed murmur from an industry once again let down by a Government kowtowing to the dominant telco players.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 21 2008 11:59AM Telco/ISP
Farewell CDMA: Conroy confirms closure

Farewell CDMA: Conroy confirms closure

It’s final. Telstra’s moribund CDMA mobile phone network will cease to be come April 28, after Communications Minister Stephen Conroy today confirmed that Telstra has met the requirements to allow its closure.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 15 2008 2:11PM Telco/ISP
Conroy calls for $4.7 billion Govt funded FttN proposals

Conroy calls for $4.7 billion Govt funded FttN proposals

Construction of the Federal Government’s proposed $4.7 billion National Broadband Network could begin as early as October after the Department of Broadband Communications and the Digital Economy issued a Request for Proposal late last week.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 15 2008 1:31PM Telco/ISP
ATUG: Conroy must have alternative for OPEL

ATUG: Conroy must have alternative for OPEL

The Australian Telecommunication Users Group (ATUG) has put in its two cents' worth on Senator Conroy’s decision to disband OPEL. According to a recent statement, ATUG viewed the OPEL initiative as an important part of the solution to the lack of communication services available to regional Australia.
Staff Writers Apr 7 2008 7:53AM Telco/ISP
Conroy plans feedback forum for telecommunications policy

Conroy plans feedback forum for telecommunications policy

Federal Communications Minister Stephen Conroy is calling for participants to take part in a forum aimed at identifying ways to make consumer representation in telecommunications policy making more effective.
Staff Writers Apr 4 2008 3:48PM Telco/ISP
Conroy pulls the plug on $1 billion OPEL broadband project

Conroy pulls the plug on $1 billion OPEL broadband project

Communications Minister, Stephen Conroy, has pulled the plug on the OPEL consortium’s billion dollar regional broadband network after the Government found the group had failed to meet the original terms of its contract.
Mitchell Bingemann Apr 2 2008 1:24PM Telco/ISP
Conroy sheds light on network build at ATUG 08

Conroy sheds light on network build at ATUG 08

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy took stage at the 24th annual ATUG conference today to reiterate and remind the telecommunications industry why the Government would not back down from its fibre-to-the-node national broadband network.
Mitchell Bingemann Mar 12 2008 2:52PM Telco/ISP
Conroy confirms expert broadband panel

Conroy confirms expert broadband panel

Communications Minister Stephen Conroy has named an expert panel to advise the Government on its proposed $8 billion national fibre-based broadband network.
Mitchell Bingemann Mar 11 2008 3:32PM Telco/ISP
Is Conroy forgetting about OPEL?

Is Conroy forgetting about OPEL?

In his first major IT industry address, Senator Stephen Conroy stood before some 500 attendees, but forgot all about mentioning OPEL.
Mitchell Bingemann Mar 7 2008 9:48AM Telco/ISP
Conroy confirms April 28 shutdown for Telstra's CDMA

Conroy confirms April 28 shutdown for Telstra's CDMA

Telstra is sailing a steady course towards closure of its CDMA network on April 28 after Broadband Minister Stephen Conroy expressed his satisfaction with the telco’s amendments to its Next G service.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 26 2008 3:13PM Telco/ISP
Conroy green-lights ISP filtering at industry address

Conroy green-lights ISP filtering at industry address

Senator Stephen Conroy gave his first major address to the IT industry as the new Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy at a gala dinner event Thursday night where he outlined the Government’s future ICT goals including its ISP-level filtering plans.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 22 2008 11:02AM Security
Conroy green-lights ISP filter and $4.7B broadband plan at first industry address

Conroy green-lights ISP filter and $4.7B broadband plan at first industry address

Senator Stephen Conroy gave his first major address to the IT industry as the new Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy at a gala dinner event Thursday night where he outlined the Government’s future ICT goals including its fibre-based broadband plans, digital education reform and ISP-level filtering.
Mitchell Bingemann Feb 22 2008 8:22AM Telco/ISP
Conroy delays CDMA death row

Conroy delays CDMA death row

Telstra’s plans to shut down its CDMA service has hit a hurdle, with Federal Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, saying he is yet to be convinced that Telstra's Next G network is ready to take over as the telco’s rural mobile service.
Mitchell Bingemann Jan 21 2008 10:08AM Telco/ISP
Australian Fibre to the Home still on the table, says Conroy

Australian Fibre to the Home still on the table, says Conroy

Fibre to the Home proposals will be welcome among bids for Australia's national high speed fibre network, according to Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy.
Adam Turner Jan 14 2008 11:26PM Telco/ISP

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