NBN Co adds Labor, Telstra staffer
ZDNet, Australia
The NBN Co, the government-owned entity which will roll out the national broadband network, has appointed another former Labor staffer.
Topics: Australia, broadband, government, Labor Party, NBN, NSW, Parliament, Queensland, Tasmania, telecom, telecommunications, Telstra
NBN HQ may be spread between states
ZDNet, Australia
National Broadband Network Company executive chairman Mike Quigley has told Queensland Public Works and ICT Minister Robert Schwarten that it may not select a single state to become the central headquarters of the company.
Topics: Australia, Brisbane, broadband, government, Labor Party, Melbourne, NBN, NSW, Parliament, QLD, Queensland, regulators, telecom, telecommunications, Victoria
Tasmania Planning April 2010 NBN Roll-Out?
ZDNet, Australia
The telecommunications industry is abuzz with speculation that the Tasmanian Government is planning to commence building its part of the National Broadband Network in April 2010 to coincide with the state election, with supplier tender documents to be issued this week.
Topics: Apple, Australia, broadband, government, Internode, Labor Party, NBN, Stephen Conroy, Tasmania, telecom, [...]
Blog: The Tasmanian Devil’s in the Detail
ZDNet, Australia
Back in April, an enthusiastic Kevin Rudd unleashed his NBN vision and stated, with what seemed to be no small amount of certainty, that Tasmania would be the first state to be NBN-ified, with a roll-out by Aurora Energy beginning in July.
Topics: Apple, Australia, Foxtel, government, Internode, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, NBN, NSW, [...]
Vendors Deny Tassie Labor Fundraiser
ZDNet, Australia
Global tech giants IBM, NEC and Alcatel-Lucent have denied reports they were planning to pay $5,000 per seat to attend a fundraising dinner this Thursday hosted by Tasmanian Premier David Bartlett and attended by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy. Conroy will be in Tasmania on Thursday to launch Basslink Telecom’s new fibre cable alongside Tasmanian [...]
Will Rudd’s Bush Backhaul Bonanza Deliver?
ZDNet, Australia
The Rudd Government’s decision to kick off its NBN backhaul upgrades with a $250 million investment in six rural centres may be great news for telecoms in those areas, but it’s also an indictment of the fully privatised model of telecommunications that was foisted on rural Australia over a decade ago.
Topics: Australia, Brisbane, [...]
Rudd’s Big Backhaul Day in Darwin
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.
Topics: ADSL, Australia, broadband, carrier, Darwin, government, iiNet, ISP, Kevin Rudd, Labor Party, NBN, Optus, Perth, Prime Minister, Stephen Conroy, Tasmania, [...]
Minchin May Stall NBN Legislation
ZDNet, Australia
Shadow Communications Minister Nick Minchin late yesterday threatened to hold up legislation required for the National Broadband Network roll-out unless the Labor party released the initial NBN expert report.
Topics: Australia, Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, broadband, government, Labor Party, legislation, NBN, Optus, Senate, Stephen Conroy, Telstra
Chris Anderson In Running For NBN Project Chairman
The Australian, Australia
ONE-time Optus chief executive and Packer family adviser Chris Anderson and former Telstra executive Doug Campbell are being considered by the federal Government to chair its $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN) company. Well-placed Labor Party …
Topics: Australia, broadband, government, Labor Party, NBN, Optus, Parliament, Telstra
