Federal Court fines Harvey Norman franchisees $234,000
Nine Harvey Norman franchisees have been ordered to pay penalties of $234,000 for misleading consumers.
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Government needs a minister to sell NBN to voters
The toughest challenge now for the Rudd-led Labor party will be finding a new communications minister that can sell the National Broadband Network (NBN) to voters, according to independent telco analyst, Paul Budde.
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Coalition promises retail broadband for $6 per month
Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has retorted against the Coalition government’s promise of providing retail broadband for $6 a month.
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Conroy targets Australia to be world leading digital economy by 2020
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has released an update to the national digital economy strategy, Advancing Australia as a Digital Economy, which lays out the next steps towards achieving an improved digital economy by 2020.
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CeBIT 2013: Conroy unwraps National Strategy for Cloud Computing ( +7 photos)
Communications minister Senator Stephen Conroy, has revealed the government’s National Strategy for Cloud Computing, at the CeBIT Conference in Sydney.
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BUDGET 2013: ABC and SBS get 109.4 million over three years
Australia's national broadcasters, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) and the Special Broadcasting Service Corporation (SBS), have been allocated an additional $109.4 million over three years so they can continue to provide high quality programming and services for Australian audiences.
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BUDGET 2013: Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme extended
The Satellite Phone Subsidy Scheme has been extended to June 30, 2014, to assist Australians living and working in regional and remote areas.
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BUDGET 2013: $12.9m extra for NBN initiatives
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has announced an extra $12.9 million for new digital initiatives to showcase the possibilities of the National Broadband Network.
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Telstra, Optus and TPG successful bidders in digital dividend auction
Telstra, Optus and TPG have secured wireless spectrum in the digital dividend auction, collectively forking out just under $2 billion, the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) has revealed.
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Senators shred coalition $90bn broadband claims
Minister for finance and deregulation, Senator Penny Wong, and minister for broadband, communications and the digital economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, have slammed the assumptions underpinning the Coalition’s costing of Labor’s NBN.
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Conroy slams Coalition broadband policy
Communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has condemned the coalition’s broadband policy stating it will make Australians pay up to $5000 to connect to superfast broadband.
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NBN Co and Conroy welcome ACCC SAU changes
NBN Co and communications minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, have welcomed the ACCC’s proposed changes to the Special Access Undertaking (SAU).
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Telcos given till next year to pay for wireless spectrum
Telco’s participating in the digital dividend auction have been given until the second half of next year to make final payments for spectrum licenses won.
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Mark Darras appointed inaugural chair of TUSMA
The Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy, has appointed Mark Darras as the inaugural chair of the Telecommunications Universal Service Management Agency (TUSMA).
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NBN boosts fixed wireless and satellite speeds
Residents in remote and regional Australia will pay the same price for NBN services as metro areas
