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No net gain in Beattie plan
In the fall-out of Telstra abandoning its plans for a national fibre-optic network, Premier Peter Beattie has announced his own plans for...
ACCC's big calls on Telstra cost too much
Reading between the lines, the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission appears to be engaged in a subtle process of making significant...
Are STD rates being milked?
The Federal Government's universal service obligation is designed to ensure all Australians have access to standard telephone services and...
Samuel's rules deny Telstra its just reward
Talking about a new $3 billion fibre to the node telecommunications network, Communications Minister Helen Coonan said: "I gather that the ball is...
Regulator should butt out on fibre-optic broadband
It is unfortunate for consumers and businesses that Telstra's potential $3 billion-plus investment in a large-scale fibre-optic network and the...
ACCC undermines its case
Australian Competition and Consumer Commission chairman Graeme Samuel is telegraphing a greater willingness to allow mergers to proceed providing...
Watchdog barks up Telstra tree on our behalf
Ed Willett, the man in charge of telecommunications company regulation at the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, at a conference on...
Halters on Google for now
Decisions by Microsoft and Google to obey repressive Chinese censorship in order to expand into the Chinese market do not represent a "surrender"...