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Australians may have lost interest in the NBN: study A newly published study has questioned whether Australians have now lost interest in their national broadband network, the NBN, given the time it is taking to roll out the network nationally and the negative stories about disappointing speeds and connection issues.

27th June 2018

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NBN, competition pressures negatively impact Telstra Telstra chief Andy Penn has flagged the telco is facing a difficult trading period ahead due to the ?challenging dynamics? of the rollout of the National Broadband Network and increasing pressure on its margins from competitors.

14th May 2018

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Vodafone cuts 100 call centre jobs in Hobart Vodafone Australia is slashing 100 jobs from its call centre in Hobart, the same centre for which it received a federal grant of $4 million in 2013 on the promise that it would be expanded.

8th May 2018

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*** Due to a Problem with TelSoc emails, this was not sent on 2nd & 3rd May, sending now *** Labor reiterates commitment to fibre in NBN rollout The Australian Labor Party says it is committed to fast, reliable and affordable Internet for the country, and that means more fibre in whatever remains of the NBN rollout after the next election which it expects to win.

2nd May 2018

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Australia-Singapore cable laying gets underway Laying of the Australia-Singapore subsea cable has commenced, with two ships laying two distinct sections from near Christmas Island to Fremantle, and the other in shallow water between Singapore and Christmas Island.

29th March 2018

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Gold Coast gets Telstra ?world first? 5G Wi-Fi precinct Telstra is claiming a world-first with the switching on of a precinct of 5G-enabled WiFi hotspots on Australia?s Gold Coast, allowing locals free broadband during evaluation of the technology.

28th March 2018

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Welcome to the first copy of CommsWire for 2018 from TelSoc. Write-down of NBN firmly on the cards A write-down of the national broadband network is now firmly on the cards after the competition watchdog joined the chorus supporting it, according to a prominent telecommunications analyst.

15th January 2018

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Welcome to the first copy of CommsWire for 2018 from TelSoc. Write-down of NBN firmly on the cards A write-down of the national broadband network is now firmly on the cards after the competition watchdog joined the chorus supporting it, according to a prominent telecommunications analyst.

15th January 2018

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Welcome to the first copy of CommsWire for 2018 from TelSoc. Write-down of NBN firmly on the cards A write-down of the national broadband network is now firmly on the cards after the competition watchdog joined the chorus supporting it, according to a prominent telecommunications analyst.

15th January 2018

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This is the final edition of CommsWire for 2017. We will return on 15 January 2018. We wish you a Merry  Christmas and a Happy New Year.  Tim Herring and the TelSoc Board

22nd December 2017