21.10.2011
Dense planners should think outside the box
The powers that be seem hell bent on getting us all to live in the city in little terraces or apartments.But, thanks to the benefits of Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFB), it does not have to be that way.The... |
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18.10.2011
Shareholders onside, NBN`s final battle looms
And so it came to pass that after years of open hostility and plodding negotiation, the last seal was breached, and Telstra came face to face with its nemesis at last. Yet, while a boss fight between... |
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13.10.2011
NBN battery backup may be opt-out
After resoundingly negative feedback, the government may consider letting National Broadband Network (NBN) customers opt-out of the mandatory battery backup for the network termination unit (NTU), a... |
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04.10.2011
Misleading wireless stats harm NBN debate
It was too juicy a morsel for those arguing against the National Broadband Network (NBN) to ignore last week: the latest ABS stats appear to show that wireless is outstripping demand for fixed... |
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30.09.2011
Internode reduces NBN plan pricing
update Internode has cut the prices and increased the quotas for its National Broadband Network (NBN) plans following changes to NBN Co`s connectivity virtual circuit (CVC) pricing.Internode came out... |
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27.09.2011
Telcos dare Telstra to axe NBN deal
Having Telstra walk away from the National Broadband Network (NBN) would be preferable to the government giving its approval to a deficient structural separation undertaking from the telco, according... |
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20.09.2011
Wilkie backs phone tower reform
Independent MP Andrew Wilkie has thrown his support behind tougher restrictions for the construction of new mobile phone towers, following the introduction of similar legislation by Greens` leader... |
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26.08.2011
Net for rich men better than pork barrelling
There`s been a bit of a row about the posher parts of Auckland getting ultra-fast broadband (UFB) before the poorer ones.As Chorus announced its nationwide roll-out, the New Zealand Herald noticed... |
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24.08.2011
Chorus kick starts Kiwi broadband roll-out
Chorus, the Telecom New Zealand-owned entity, which won 70 per cent of the country`s $1.5 billion ultra-fast broadband (UFB) initiative, today announced details of its roll-out.The company, which is... |
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23.08.2011
Telecom NZ `no sex` ad lets down NZ
No doubt you will have heard how Telecom New Zealand made itself and the country a global laughing stock with its "no sex" campaign for the Rugby World Cup.Fortunately, after the uproar, the company... |
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