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  More NBN access for remote schools

  More remote schools, health clinics and local government facilities will be able to access the National Broadband Network (NBN) through an established interim satellite service, the government says.

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 10:00

  Tags: satellite, networking, NBN, national broadband network

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  NBN build gaining momentum daily: Quigley

  NBN Co boss, Mike Quigley, says momentum on the National Broadband Network is building despite the delays and setbacks in delivering on the government's $36 billion project.

  By AAP | 25 May, 2012 07:00

  Tags: networking, nbn co, NBN, national broadband network, Mike Quigley

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  Coalition NBN better or worse?

  Broadband minister Senator Stephen Conroy and his Coalition counterpart, Malcolm Turnbull, have continued to play tit for tat over the National Broadband Network (NBN). It is obvious that a Coalition win in the next election could have wide ranging impacts on the network.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 25 May, 2012 08:00

  Tags: NBN, national broadband network

• NBN ISS could pose capacity constraints

  A report by the Regional Telecommunications Review Committee (RTRC) has found the National Broadband Network (NBN) has found the Interim Satellite Service (ISS) could pose capacity constraints.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 24 May, 2012 12:35

  Tags: telecommunications, NBN

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  The NBN, service providers and you... what could go wrong?

  Unless you’ve been boycotting all forms of media in the past five years, you’ll be aware that the National Broadband Network (NBN) is well and truly on its way.

  By Mark Gregory, RMIT | 23 May, 2012 14:52

  Tags: NBN, national broadband network

• Macquarie Telecom to provide NBN to its customers

  Macquarie Telecom has successfully completed NBN Co's on-boarding certification program which will allow its customers to access the National Broadband Network's (NBN) increased bandwidth and connectivity.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 22 May, 2012 14:26

  Tags: on-boarding, nbn co, NBN, macquarie telecom

• ACCAN's mid-term review reveals overwhelming support

  The mid-term review of the Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN) has been released, finding the organisation has been a success for consumer representation.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 21 May, 2012 10:31

  Tags: NBN, Australian Communications Consumer Action Network (ACCAN)

• NBN will help stop the brain drain in Wollongong: Academic

  The National Broadband Network (NBN) will help underpin a new IT precinct in Wollongong on the south coast of New South Wales.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 18 May, 2012 14:50

  Tags: University Of Wollongong, NBN, iAccelerate

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  New homes dudded over NBN: Turnbull

  Opposition communications spokesman, Malcolm Turnbull, says the government's "prejudice" against the private sector left about 35,000 new homes connected to copper instead of fibre cable last year.

  By AAP | 17 May, 2012 16:10

  Tags: Senator Stephen Conroy, NBN, national broadband network, malcolm turnbull

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  Conroy turns the attack to Hockey

  Senator Stephen Conroy has slammed Joe Hockey for asserting the NBN should be treated as a budgetary cost.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 17 May, 2012 15:19

  Tags: Senator Stephen Conroy, NBN, national broadband network

• Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie to get NBN fixed wireless from mid-2013

  Around 15,000 homes in Coffs Harbour, Taree and Port Macquarie will be switched on to the National Broadband Network using the NBN's fixed wireless, with the roll out beginning mid next year.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 16 May, 2012 09:37

  Tags: NBN, National Broadband Network (NBN)

• Government gives councils up to $375,000 to help build NBN support

  The government is continuing to build support for the National Broadband Network (NBN) by offering up to $375,000 to 11 councils across Australia to aid them in offering more services on the network.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 11 May, 2012 09:22

  Tags: NBN

• Bourke one step closer to NBN - after a three-year wait

  Bourke will be home to a satellite ground station to help it get on-board the National Broadband Network (NBN) – but it’s going to have to wait three years until it is operational.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 11 May, 2012 08:43

  Tags: telecommunications, Senator Stephen Conroy, satellite, NBN, national broadband network

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  Budget 2012-13: E-health gets funding boost while gov staff job cuts expected

  E-health and welfare were the big winners in Treasurer Wayne Swan’s Federal Budget this year with more than $627 million committed to e-health/welfare projects, but it was a different story for government staff with more than 3000 job cuts expected.

  By Hamish Barwick | 09 May, 2012 11:33

  Tags: Treasurer Wayne Swan, Personally Controlled Electronic Health Records (PCEHR), NBN, ehealth, Budget 2012

• Budget allocates funding for NBN marketing, robots

  The federal government has announced further funding to support the national broadband network in the 2012/13 federal budget.

  By Stephanie McDonald | 09 May, 2012 10:54

  Tags: NBN, federal budget