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• AFACT v iiNet: ISP wins, studios to pay costs

  iiNet wins.

• AFACT v iiNet: Landmark decision expected today at Federal Court

  In the Federal Court of Australia today one chapter in a 14-month dispute between a Perth-based Internet Service Provider (ISP) and some of the world's biggest media companies is expected to come to a conclusion.

• TPG to raise $70m to pay off debt

  TPG Telecom (ASX:TPM) is to go on a $70m capital raising path, via a share placement, to reduce the group’s net debt following the proposed $350m acquisition of Pipe Networks.

• iiNet, AFACT set for judgement day

  With only a couple of days left before a historic ruling on a civil action case between the Australian Federation Against Copyright Theft (AFACT) and iiNet, the ISP has expressed confidence that its defence throughout the trial was solid.

• Broadband trials hold regional ISPs to account

  Regional Internet Service Providers (ISPs) will be made more accountable for delivering advertised broadband speeds following a Federal Government test of consumer Internet access.

• ISP moments in 2009

  2009 was a blockbuster year for the telecommunications and Internet Service Provider (ISP) industry by anyone's standards. As the year draws to a close we take a look at some (but not all) of the big events that shaped the year.

• Naked DSL driving VoIP service offerings

  The rise of Naked DSL among ISPs has led to an increase in the number of organisations offering voice over internet protocol (VoIP) services, according to the Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA).

• Google launches alternative DNS resolver

  Google has created a new system to resolve DNS (domain name system) queries that the company claims will speed up Web browsing for end-users, as well as make it more secure.

• European ISPs lash out at secret ACTA negotiations

  Secretive international trade negotiations intended to clamp down on counterfeiting risk undermining the openness and innovation-friendly nature of the Internet, said EuroISPA, a trade group representing Europe's Internet service providers (ISPs), on Monday.