CA, AMTA support Productivity Commission proposals on data use, availability The Communications Alliance and the Australian Mobile Telecommunications Association have given their broad support to the Productivity Commission?s proposals and aims to increase the availability and use of data in Australia.

20th December 2016

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Vodafone to build Cyber Defence and Response Centre Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) has partnered with Dimension Data and FireEye as part of a multimillion dollar five-year investment to build its first Cyber Defence and Response Centre (CDRC).

19th December 2016

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Don?t declare mobile roaming Fifield warns ACCC Communications Minister Mitch Fifield has weighed into the mobile services regulation debate, warning the ACCC in a letter that declaring domestic roaming could hamper private investment.

16th December 2016

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Remaining blocks in 700 Mhz spectrum to be sold The Australian Communications and Media Authority will begin the process of auctioning off the remaining blocks of spectrum in the 700 MHz band next month. ATO services downed by HPE hardware crash Hardware supplied by Hewlett Packard Enterprise has malfunctioned, causing a major IT outage at the Australian Taxation Office, with staff unable to use systems on Monday and Tuesday.

15th December 2016

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Fiber Corp plans to offer 10Gbps speeds Fibre optics provider Fiber Corp plans to disrupt the broadband market by offering speeds between 200Mbps and 10Gbps to high-rise residential and commercial developments in Sydney.

14th December 2016

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Government proposes $40m broadband levy on telcos for regional NBN rollout The Government has proposed legislation to establish a Regional Broadband Scheme and the introduction of an industry levy to fund the costs of paying for the provision of the National Broadband Network in unprofitable regional areas.

13th December 2016

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Twitter alerts for Sydney rail commuters Twitter Australia and the New South Wales public transport body, Transport for NSW, have teamed up to provide alerts about delays or disruptions on the Sydney suburban and inner-city rail networks.

12th December 2016

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RRRC pushes for better data, voice services after USO review The newly-formed Regional Rural and Remote Communications Coalition is hopeful voice and broadband access for Australians living and working in rural and remote areas will be improved as a result of a review of the USO.

9th December 2016

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Nokia, Vodafone on track for Melbourne trains telecoms upgrade The Victorian Government is considering a market-led proposal to upgrade telecommunications on Melbourne?s train system to improve services and provide better information for passengers.

8th December 2016

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Productivity Commission recommends scrapping of USO Telstra could lose billions of dollars in payments if the Federal Government adopts recommendations by the Productivity Commission that the Telecommunications Universal Service Obligation be scrapped.

7th December 2016

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