Communications Minister, Senator Stephen Conroy, has refined arrangements for the National Broadband Network (NBN) rollout to greenfield sites but it has failed to calm the minds of greenfield fibre operators and new estate developers.

Spectrum sharing can allow a number of new players into the spectrum licencing market but ACMA needs to consider building a solid regulatory framework to accommodate this, according to Professor Martin Weiss from Pittsburgh University.

Premises in Tasmania earmarked for wireless coverage under the National Broadband Network (NBN) that already have existing ADSL connections should be able to retain their services, according to Digital Tasmania.

The Alliance for Affordable Broadband (AAB) has ripped into the NBN Co business case summary, claiming the document reveals the National Broadband Network (NBN) will cost close to $55 billion, almost $12b more than its initial budget.

The National Broadband Network is on its way and legislation supporting the separation of Telstra’s retail arm from its other assets has been tabled. But the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission may not have finished with Telstra just yet.

"The following issues are important to the nation. They come obviously and uniquely from the perspective of a North Australian member of parliament," Independent MP, Bob Katter, said.

IT industry experts have said the hung parliament result of the Federal Election is bad news for tech companies, but great news for broadband regardless of who wins.

Perth based ISP, iiNet, may be busy integrating a number of fresh acquisitions but will continue to sniff out opportunities to buy.