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• Roxon rebuff strains national network ROI

  Federal Health Minister Nicola Roxon has ignored calls from the telecommunications industry to integrate hospitals and healthcare networks into the National Broadband Network (NBN).

• States rally against NBN fibre plans

  The Federal Government faces heated opposition from state and territory governments for cutting out select regional towns from the national fibre broadband network.
  

• NBN will be tested in Tasmania

  Tasmania will be the guinea pig for determining cost and take-up of the $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).
  

• CSIRO developing 100Mbit wireless broadband

  Wireless technology currently in development by the CSIRO may be the key to bringing a cost effective National Broadband Network to regional and rural Australia, according to the national science organisation.

• ADSL2+ lives fast, dies young

  
  The government's $250 million splurge on backhaul may see an explosion in ADSL2+ exchanges, but the boom may be short-lived.

• Federal Government to give the bush a $250 million NBN headstart

  The Federal Government’s NBN plans for the bush are getting a kick start with an initial $250 million investment for backbone fibre optic transmission links announced by the Minister for Broadband, Communications and the Digital Economy, Senator Stephen Conroy.

• Feds kickstart rural broadband

  The federal government has moved to fast track the development of the National Broadband Network in regional Australia.
  

• NBN tender inquiry possible

  The Auditor General will not rule-out a formal investigation into the troubled National Broadband Network (NBN) tender process which was scrapped after more than a year review.

• US FTTH model could cut NBN costs, risk: Internode

  Much of the risk and associated cost with the roll out of the federal government’s proposed $43 billion national broadband network (NBN) could be averted through modeling its roll out on AT&T’s US U-Verse fibre to the home network, a senior ISP network engineer has said.

• Conroy defends NBN funding arrangements

  The federal government has defended itself from Opposition criticism of the way in which it proposes to fund the company which will build the $43 billion national broadband network (NBN) announced yesterday.

• Govt seeks input on broadband regime change

  The federal government has released a regulatory reform discussion paper as part of its announced $43 billion National Broadband Network (NBN).

• ICT industry greets NBN decision with open arms

  ICT industry representative bodies have warmly welcomed the Federal Government’s announcement it will build the national broadband network (NBN) itself.

• Analysts: NBN questions need answering

  ICT analysts have welcomed the Federal Government’s flip flop on the NBN but raised concerns it lacks detail.

• The NBN: a timeline

  The rocky road to the Rudd government's NBN announcement

• New NBN proposal promises faster Internet for homes and businesses

  The Federal Government this morning unveiled its plans for the National Broadband Network (NBN). Spanning eight years and projected to cost $43 billion with split ownership between the Australian government and private telcos, the network will provide 100 megabits per second (Mbps) Internet connections to 90 per cent of Australian homes.