Tower Ban for NBN – Regional councils which do not approve NBN Co’s fixed wireless towers will have to rely on slower satellite internet services, the head of the government-owned company says. The comment comes following reports that several groups of residents near Ballarat oppose some of NBN Co’s applications to install 20 towers for [...]
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National Broadband Network Cost Blowout – Malcolm Turnbull has suggested the company building the national broadband network could face a $6 billion blowout in its operating costs, and accused the NBN Co of concealing key financial information. A year after the government-owned company published its corporate plan, the Opposition communications spokesman yesterday said many of [...]
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NBN Plan Pricing Announced – Internode has announced pricing for NBN internet plans. Prices range from $59.95 to $189.95 a month. Obtaining 100 Mbps broadband services would cost cost a minimum of $100 a month. However, the company has warned that pricing for broadband services could easily rise because of flaws in NBNCo’s wholesale charging [...]
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National Broadband Network Faces Delays – Ms Gillard said any delay would hurt consumers and small businesses. “So we are urging the opposition today to not delay this bill,” she told reporters in Canberra. “Do not delay and cause extra days of higher prices and less choice, particularly for those Australians who live in our [...]
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NBN Users Happy With Speed – The connections were meant to be kept secret to maximise the impact of a major official launch later this month. However, the retail service providers of the NBN broke ranks yesterday.
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