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• TasNetworks meter programming issue could cost $2.4m

  A solar meter programming issue has resulted in 10,000 TasNetworks customers being under-credited for the surplus energy they put back into the utility's grid.

• Vodafone opens Hobart customer care centre

  Vodafone Australia will continue to offer call centre services from Tasmania with the opening of a $12 million facility in Hobart.

• St Giles Society IT put to test during power outage

  Staff at Tasmanian not-for-profit, St Giles Society, were able to keep working through a power outage by accessing cloud-hosted emails.

• Parliamentary committee rejects Tassie FTTP push

  A Coalition chaired parliamentary committee has recommended against passing legislation that would enforce the use of fibre-to-the-premises for the Tasmanian rollout of the National Broadband Network.

• NBN Co to test Aurora fibre plan in Tasmania

  NBN Co will soon trial a proposal by Aurora in Tasmania to string fibre along power lines to reach homes, according to NBN Co chairman Ziggy Switkowski.

• Tas Labor pushes free Wi-FI, Bass Strait fibre study

  Tasmanian Labor this morning unveiled a tech-heavy assortment of policies ahead of the 15 March Tasmanian election, including a study into more optical fibre across Bass Strait, free Wi-Fi hotspots and a commitment to open data.

• Labor offers free access to Aurora infrastructure for NBN

  If Labor wins the 15 March Tasmanian election NBN Co will have free access to the infrastructure of electricity network provider Aurora to roll out fibre, under a policy launched by Premier Lara Giddings today.

• NBN cables in the air cheaper in Tassie

  The NBN can be built at a lower cost using aerial infrastructure in Tasmania than constructing new cables underground, according to Aurora Energy, the state-owned electricity network provider.
  

• Fear, uncertainty and delays: The NBN in Tasmania

  Tasmanian business is desperate for certainty over the future of the National Broadband Network rollout in the state, according to witnesses that appeared before a Hobart hearing of the Senate’s Select Committee on the National Broadband Network.

• IT devs to put Tassie in the spotlight

  The Tasmanian government is asking IT developers, companies, individuals and enthusiasts to create smartphone and tablet apps that showcase our sometimes forgotten island state.
  

• Tasmanian premier 'scaremongering' over NBN: Turnbull

  A war of words has erupted between communications minister Malcolm Turnbull and Tasmanian Premier Lara Giddings over the state of the NBN in Tasmania.
  

• Anittel guides Tasmania into the cloud

  The Tasmanian government has awarded Anittel a two-year contract to provide an infrastructure-as-service (IaaS) offering, which enables agencies to purchase varying quantities of storage and compute infrastructure from the telco service provider.

• NBN powers robotic farms in rural Tasmania

  The NBN is helping electrical contractors in rural Tasmania better support robotic dairies and remote-controlled farm irrigation systems, according to Andrew Dare Electrical Services managing director, John Dare.

• Tas switches on more NBN fibre services

  Around 10,600 premises have been switched on to the National Broadband Network (NBN) in Tasmania today.

• Tas govt establishes $28 million ICT Project Fund

  The Tasmanian government has earmarked $28 million for the establishment of an ICT Project Fund. Funding for 2013-14, revealed in today's state budget, will total $4 million, with funding increasing annually up to $10 million in 2016-17.