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  Broadband infrastructure: Time for real policy

  I'm late filing this column. Why? It's my AT&T U-Verse DSL connection again. Make that "yet again." I've been struggling with it all day.

  By Mark Gibbs | 26 March, 2012 15:31

  Tags: ADSL, ADSL+, at&t, broadband, cable, DSL, fcc, Federal Communications Commission, isp, Motorola, National Broadband Plan, NBP, networking, NV, Randall L. Stephenson, satellite, technet, Telecommunication, U-Verse, verizon, wireless

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  TPG confirms buying into iiNet

  TPG Telecom (ASX:TPM) has confirmed it has acquired a stake in rival listed ISP iiNet (ASX:IIN).

  By Dylan Bushell-Embling | 19 October, 2011 08:38

  Tags: business, iinet, isp, TPG, TPG Telecom

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  Telstra, Eftel announce staff changes

  Telecom companies Telstra (ASX:ALZ) and Eftel (ASX:EFT) on Thursday both announced high-level staff changes.

  By Dylan Bushell-Embling | 29 July, 2011 08:35

  Tags: eftel, isp, Telstra

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  Fibre cable free to the door: NBN Co

  The federal government business responsible for the National Broadband Network, NBN Co, today fended off claims that first release site residents will be charged for fibre optic cable-laying to their houses if they don’t sign up before the trial ends.

  By Rodney Gedda | 17 June, 2011 14:09

  Tags: fttp, isp, NBN, nbn co

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  Internode founder joins FiRe entrepreneur ranks

  Internode founder and managing director, Simon Hackett, has taken out the Future in Review (FiRe) 2011 Entrepreneur of the Year award in the US, for his work in telecommunications.

  By Georgina Swan | 30 May, 2011 11:54

  Tags: Aussie entrepreneur, FiRe, internode, isp, Simon Hackett

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  Cost of NBN to small ISPs "insane": Internode's Hackett

  Internode boss Simon Hackett has delivered a heavy critique of the costing model proposed for the National Broadband Network (NBN), stating that small ISPs will be all but wiped out under the current NBN arrangements.

  By Lisa Banks | 30 March, 2011 09:14

  Tags: Commsday Summit 2011, internode, isp, NBN, Simon Hackett

• Westnet fixes server outage but email delays expected

  iiNet subsidiary Westnet has reported that a server outage mid-last week, which affected email services for some 5000 customers, has been restored.

  By Hamish Barwick | 28 February, 2011 12:04

  Tags: glitch, iinet, isp, servers, westnet

• Westnet server fault takes out ISP’s email services across Australia

  iiNet subsidiary Westnet has reported that some email services are down following a server fault discovered early on Thursday morning.

  By Hamish Barwick | 24 February, 2011 12:45

  Tags: Internet service providers, isp, westnet, whirlpool

• iiNet acquisitions boost EBITDA forecast

  Perth-based internet service provider (ISP) iiNet (ASX:IIN) has forecast its acquisition activity in 2010 to contribute up to $25 million to the company’s earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) during the 2011 financial year.

  By James Hutchinson | 21 February, 2011 16:31

  Tags: financial results, iinet, isp

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  Budget NBN offering unlikely to hit it big

  A new entry-level broadband offering planned for introduction by internet service providers over the National Broadband Network is unlikely to boost adoption, according to Internode.

  By James Hutchinson | 06 January, 2011 16:01

  Tags: internode, isp, Jim Kellett, National Broadband Network (NBN), NBN, networking

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  ACMA releases telco complaints hearing dates

  The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has released details on the public hearings it will be holding into the state of complaints-handling in the Australian telecommunications sector.

  By Computerworld Staff | 15 October, 2010 12:29

  Tags: ACMA, customer service, isp, telco

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  Telstra offers better value BigPond broadband

  Australia's largest ISP, Telstra BigPond, has reduced the pricing of its consumer broadband services in the wake of increasing competition.

  By Rodney Gedda | 26 July, 2010 11:03

  Tags: bigpond, broadband, isp, Telstra

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  For transparency's sake, ISP filter goes under review

  Last Friday, Senator Stephen Conroy issued a statement saying mandatory ISP filtering will not be imposed until a review of Refused Classification (RC) content is completed first – a big step forward in the transparency of any URL blacklist.

  By Rodney Gedda | 12 July, 2010 11:14

  Tags: ACMA, content filter, internet filter blacklist, isp, Senator Stephen Conroy

• ISPs reluctant to filter outbound spam

  With spam volumes rising relentlessly a new survey claims to have detected an iota of worry among service providers. It seems many of them would love to do something about it but don't know what.

  By John E. Dunn | 11 June, 2010 01:13

  Tags: isp, spam

• Irish ISP launches pilot program aimed at file sharers

  Irish ISP Eircom launched a three-month pilot program on Monday that will see those who repeatedly share files under copyright cut off from their Internet service.

  By Jeremy Kirk | 24 May, 2010 22:53

  Tags: file sharing, isp, software piracy