Australian Incumbent Faces Forced Structural Separation

16 September 2009

Stephen Conroy, the Australian Communications Minister, announced shock plans to break up dominant telecommunications player Telstra to boost competition as it presses ahead with a 37 billion US dollar national broadband network.

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Report Highlights International Mobile Roaming Concerns

21 August 2008

International mobile roaming charges are excessively high for Australians. This is one of the findings of a KPMG report, commissioned by the Australian Department of Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, highlighted concerns about excessive international mobile roaming charges.

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Australian Government Publishes RFP for National Broadband Network

12 June 2008

The Australian Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Mr. Stephen Conroy, yesterday announced the release of the Request for Proposals (RFP) to roll-out and operate a National Broadband Network.

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Australian Government Reveals Panel to Assess FttN Proposals

11 March 2008

In Australia, a new time line for an ambitious plan to develop a national fiber-to-the-node network, intended to reach 98 per cent of Australian homes, was outlined by Communications Minister Stephen Conroy, who named an expert panel to advise the government on the network.

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