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This week
IN THE NEWS: RMIT's Julian Thomas shares his thoughts on the future of the NBN, ACCC warns NBN affordability is a growing issue among low income residents, and more.
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ACCAN's national conference is coming to Sydney from 11th - 12th September 2019. Stay tuned next week as we’ll have exciting news to share about the conference’s key note speaker. [ACCAN]
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RMIT's Julian Thomas shares his thoughts on the future of the NBN. [The Conversation]
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The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) warns NBN affordability is a growing issue among low income residents, with plans more expensive than equivalent ADSL options.[Channel News]
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Labor has vowed to upgrade in-home wiring to improve user speeds as the centrepiece of its vision for the NBN.[ABC]
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‘Over the top’ services such as WhatsApp provide many of the same services as telecommunications providers and broadcasters but are not subject to the same regulatory frameworks, Telstra chief executive Andy Penn today told the CommsDay Summit in Sydney [Computerworld]
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NBN Co’s shift into the enterprise space is being watched “closely” by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC), which remains unconvinced the move is not simply “mission creep”. [itnews]
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NBN Co should train and certify retail service providers to perform installations and repairs to cut down a backlog of work causing delays of up to three months, says Optus CEO Allen Lew. [itnews]
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There are likely to be “significant long-term implications” from effectively only allowing Australian telcos to choose between two vendors to provide equipment for their 5G rollouts, the CEO of Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has warned. [Computerworld]
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The Federal Government has pledged $7.2 million to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) over four years in order to "improve dispute resolution for Australian telecommunications." [Gizmodo]
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Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association chief executive Chris Althaus joined Mornings with Gareth Parker to explain what difference the upgrade will make for everyday Australians.[6PR]
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