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Broadband: Australia cheapest in Oceania, but still pricey Australia may be the cheapest place for broadband in the Oceania region but it ranks a lowly 84 globally. The cheapest broadband packages in 195 countries surveyed by the UK's Cable.co.uk site was in Ukraine and cost US$5 per month.

8th November 2018

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ECONOMUSE: 2018 review of retail broadband pricing The review of September 2018 prices shows that there has not been much movement on the major issues identified with retail broadband prices - wholesale pricing still a problem.

4th October 2018

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Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable system ready for deployment The deployment of the 14,000km Hawaiki trans-Pacific cable system has reached the point where it is in the final stages of being loaded into the two cable-laying ships.

27th September 2017

Newsletter

Fixed broadband costs push Australia back in digital readiness The cost of fixed broadband is cited as the main reason why Australia has slipped two places to 18th on the World Economic Forum?s Networked Readiness Index. A total of 139 countries were surveyed.

6th July 2017

Journal

Broadband prices differ significantly throughout the world. This article discusses some methodologies for comparing broadband prices between countries, and suggesting five factors that influence broadband prices: supply, demand, governmental policy and regulation, average price level throughout the economy as a whole,  and physical/infrastructural factors. In this discussion, we also examine where Australia sits in relation to global broadband prices.

December 2016

Journal

Broadband prices differ significantly throughout the world. This article discusses some methodologies for comparing broadband prices between countries, and suggesting five factors that influence broadband prices: supply, demand, governmental policy and regulation, average price level throughout the economy as a whole,  and physical/infrastructural factors. In this discussion, we also examine where Australia sits in relation to global broadband prices.

December 2016

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NBN trials new discount pricing model for service providers; Telecoms security reform legislation still a concern for industry; NextDC putting A$200 million into data centre network expansion; Postage, stamp rates on verge of increase to $1; Telstra, NRL extend sponsorship, digital rights deal; ANZ Bank enhances Internet banking with new website; Digital radio takeup increasing to cover home, work, car.

30th November 2015